#8E2CBA#8E2CBA

#8E2CBA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.214 H 312.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2CBA
RGB	rgb(142, 44, 186)
HSL	hsl(281, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(281, 76%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.7%, 76.3%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.74, 61.59, -55.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.74, 82.95, 317.95°)
OKLab	oklab(50.82% 0.1448 -0.1572)
OKLCH	oklch(50.82% 0.214 312.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.9173, 11.0979, 47.4851)
Luminance	0.1110 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2CBA #58BA2C

analogous

#472CBA #8E2CBA #BA2C9F

triadic

#8E2CBA #BA8E2C #2CBA8E

tetradic

#8E2CBA #BA472C #58BA2C #2C9FBA

square

#8E2CBA #BA472C #58BA2C #2C9FBA

split-complementary

#8E2CBA #9FBA2C #2CBA47

monochromatic

#421557 #682089 #8E2CBA #AB4ED5 #C380E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.52

#8E2CBA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#8E2CBA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2CBA

6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2CBA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2CBA	1.00	6.52	3.22	6.52
#FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1860B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894D72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2cba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 44, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.214 312.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b470d0',
    500: '#8e2cba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2cba;
$custom-light: #b470d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2cba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.408,
    "s": 61.739,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50817,
    "c": 0.21371,
    "h": 312.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11097
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2CBA

secondary

#91CA78

accent

#E54375

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#120814

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2CBA

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