#8E2CB6#8E2CB6

#8E2CB6 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.210 H 313.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2CB6
RGB	rgb(142, 44, 182)
HSL	hsl(283, 61%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(283, 76%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(22%, 75.8%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.46, 60.78, -53.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.46, 81.07, 318.56°)
OKLab	oklab(50.53% 0.1455 -0.1516)
OKLCH	oklch(50.53% 0.21 313.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.4981, 10.9302, 45.2769)
Luminance	0.1093 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2CB6 #54B62C

analogous

#492CB6 #8E2CB6 #B62C99

triadic

#8E2CB6 #B68E2C #2CB68E

tetradic

#8E2CB6 #B6492C #54B62C #2C99B6

square

#8E2CB6 #B6492C #54B62C #2C99B6

split-complementary

#8E2CB6 #99B62C #2CB649

monochromatic

#411453 #682085 #8E2CB6 #AC4CD4 #C37DE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.59

#8E2CB6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.19

#8E2CB6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2CB6

6.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2CB6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2CB6	1.00	6.59	3.19	6.59
#FFFFFF	6.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058BA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#205FB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A4B70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2cb6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 44, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.210 313.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b370cd',
    500: '#8e2cb6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2cb6;
$custom-light: #b370cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2cb6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.609,
    "s": 61.062,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50528,
    "c": 0.2101,
    "h": 313.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1093
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2CB6

secondary

#8EC876

accent

#E44472

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#120813

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2CB6

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