#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
RGB	rgb(142, 44, 184)
HSL	hsl(282, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(282, 76%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.8%, 76.1%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.60, 61.19, -54.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.60, 82.01, 318.25°)
OKLab	oklab(50.67% 0.1452 -0.1544)
OKLCH	oklch(50.67% 0.212 313.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.7062, 11.0135, 46.3732)
Luminance	0.1101 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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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
##8E2CB8	1.00	6.56	3.20	6.56
#FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

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

Preview with #8E2CB8

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

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