#8E2CB3#8E2CB3

#8E2CB3 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.207 H 314.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2CB3
RGB	rgb(142, 44, 179)
HSL	hsl(284, 61%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(284, 75%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.7%, 75.4%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.25, 60.18, -52.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.25, 79.67, 319.05°)
OKLab	oklab(50.32% 0.146 -0.1473)
OKLCH	oklch(50.32% 0.207 314.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.1913, 10.8075, 43.6615)
Luminance	0.1081 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2CB3 #51B32C

analogous

#4B2CB3 #8E2CB3 #B32C94

triadic

#8E2CB3 #B38E2C #2CB38E

tetradic

#8E2CB3 #B34B2C #51B32C #2C94B3

square

#8E2CB3 #B34B2C #51B32C #2C94B3

split-complementary

#8E2CB3 #94B32C #2CB34B

monochromatic

#401451 #672082 #8E2CB3 #AD4AD2 #C37BDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.64

#8E2CB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.16

#8E2CB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2CB3

6.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2CB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2CB3	1.00	6.64	3.16	6.64
#FFFFFF	6.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#255FB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B4A6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2cb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 44, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.207 314.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b370ca',
    500: '#8e2cb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2cb3;
$custom-light: #b370ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2cb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.556,
    "s": 60.538,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50315,
    "c": 0.2074,
    "h": 314.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10807
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2CB3

secondary

#8BC774

accent

#E44470

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#120813

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2CB3

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