#8E2CB8#8E2CB8

#8E2CB8 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.212 H 313.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#8E2CB8
RGBrgb(142, 44, 184)
HSLhsl(282, 61%, 45%)
HSVhsv(282, 76%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(22.8%, 76.1%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LABlab(39.60, 61.19, -54.61)
CIE-LCHlch(39.60, 82.01, 318.25°)
OKLaboklab(50.67% 0.1452 -0.1544)
OKLCHoklch(50.67% 0.212 313.2)
XYZxyz(20.7062, 11.0135, 46.3732)
Luminance0.1101 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familypurple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#8E2CB8 #56B82C
analogous
#482CB8 #8E2CB8 #B82C9C
triadic
#8E2CB8 #B88E2C #2CB88E
tetradic
#8E2CB8 #B8482C #56B82C #2C9CB8
square
#8E2CB8 #B8482C #56B82C #2C9CB8
split-complementary
#8E2CB8 #9CB82C #2CB848
monochromatic
#421455 #682087 #8E2CB8 #AC4DD4 #C37EE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.56
#8E2CB8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.20
#8E2CB8 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2CB8
6.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##8E2CB8#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##8E2CB81.006.563.206.56
#FFFFFF6.561.0021.001.00
#0000003.2021.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.561.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#0058BC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1C5FB5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#894C71
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #8e2cb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 44, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.212 313.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b470ce',
    500: '#8e2cb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #8e2cb8;
$custom-light: #b470ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#8e2cb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282,
    "s": 61.404,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50672,
    "c": 0.21191,
    "h": 313.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11013
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#8E2CB8
secondary
#90C977
accent
#E54374
background
#FBF7FC
surface
#F6EDF9
border
#D0C8D2
text
#120814
muted
#817B82

Preview Lab

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#8E2CB8 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva