#8E2CB1#8E2CB1

#8E2CB1 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.206 H 315.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2CB1
RGB	rgb(142, 44, 177)
HSL	hsl(284, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(284, 75%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.8%, 75.1%, 0%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.12, 59.77, -51.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.12, 78.74, 319.39°)
OKLab	oklab(50.18% 0.1462 -0.1445)
OKLCH	oklch(50.18% 0.206 315.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.9905, 10.7272, 42.6040)
Luminance	0.1073 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2CB1 #4FB12C

analogous

#4C2CB1 #8E2CB1 #B12C91

triadic

#8E2CB1 #B18E2C #2CB18E

tetradic

#8E2CB1 #B14C2C #4FB12C #2C91B1

square

#8E2CB1 #B14C2C #4FB12C #2C91B1

split-complementary

#8E2CB1 #91B12C #2CB14C

monochromatic

#3F144F #672080 #8E2CB1 #AE49D2 #C37ADE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.68

#8E2CB1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.15

#8E2CB1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2CB1

6.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2CB1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2CB1	1.00	6.68	3.15	6.68
#FFFFFF	6.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#285FAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B496D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2cb1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 44, 177);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.206 315.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b370c9',
    500: '#8e2cb1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2cb1;
$custom-light: #b370c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2cb1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 177
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.211,
    "s": 60.181,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50175,
    "c": 0.2056,
    "h": 315.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10726
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2CB1

secondary

#89C673

accent

#E3446E

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2CB1

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