#8E2CB2#8E2CB2

#8E2CB2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.206 H 315.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2CB2
RGB	rgb(142, 44, 178)
HSL	hsl(284, 60%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(284, 75%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.2%, 75.3%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.19, 59.97, -51.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.19, 79.21, 319.22°)
OKLab	oklab(50.25% 0.1461 -0.1459)
OKLCH	oklch(50.25% 0.207 315)
XYZ	xyz(20.0906, 10.7672, 43.1308)
Luminance	0.1077 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2CB2 #50B22C

analogous

#4B2CB2 #8E2CB2 #B22C93

triadic

#8E2CB2 #B28E2C #2CB28E

tetradic

#8E2CB2 #B24B2C #50B22C #2C93B2

square

#8E2CB2 #B24B2C #50B22C #2C93B2

split-complementary

#8E2CB2 #93B22C #2CB24B

monochromatic

#401450 #672081 #8E2CB2 #AD49D2 #C37ADE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.66

#8E2CB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.15

#8E2CB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2CB2

6.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2CB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2CB2	1.00	6.66	3.15	6.66
#FFFFFF	6.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#265FAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B4A6D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2cb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 44, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.206 315.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b370ca',
    500: '#8e2cb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2cb2;
$custom-light: #b370ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2cb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.881,
    "s": 60.36,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50245,
    "c": 0.2065,
    "h": 315
  },
  "luminance": 0.10766
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2CB2

secondary

#8AC673

accent

#E4446F

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#120813

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2CB2

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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