#8E2CBB#8E2CBB

#8E2CBB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.215 H 312.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2CBB
RGB	rgb(142, 44, 187)
HSL	hsl(281, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(281, 76%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.1%, 76.5%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.82, 61.80, -56.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.82, 83.42, 317.80°)
OKLab	oklab(50.89% 0.1447 -0.1585)
OKLCH	oklch(50.89% 0.215 312.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.0240, 11.1406, 48.0469)
Luminance	0.1114 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2CBB #59BB2C

analogous

#462CBB #8E2CBB #BB2CA0

triadic

#8E2CBB #BB8E2C #2CBB8E

tetradic

#8E2CBB #BB462C #59BB2C #2CA0BB

square

#8E2CBB #BB462C #59BB2C #2CA0BB

split-complementary

#8E2CBB #A0BB2C #2CBB46

monochromatic

#431558 #682089 #8E2CBB #AB4FD6 #C380E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.51

#8E2CBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#8E2CBB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2CBB

6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2CBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2CBB	1.00	6.51	3.23	6.51
#FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1560B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894E72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2cbb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 44, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.215 312.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b470d0',
    500: '#8e2cbb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2cbb;
$custom-light: #b470d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2cbb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.119,
    "s": 61.905,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5089,
    "c": 0.21461,
    "h": 312.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1114
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2CBB

secondary

#92CA79

accent

#E54376

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#120814

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2CBB

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

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