#8E2CBC#8E2CBC

#8E2CBC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.216 H 312.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2CBC
RGB	rgb(142, 44, 188)
HSL	hsl(281, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(281, 77%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.5%, 76.6%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.89, 62.00, -56.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.89, 83.89, 317.66°)
OKLab	oklab(50.96% 0.1445 -0.1599)
OKLCH	oklch(50.96% 0.216 312.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.1314, 11.1836, 48.6127)
Luminance	0.1118 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2CBC #5ABC2C

analogous

#462CBC #8E2CBC #BC2CA2

triadic

#8E2CBC #BC8E2C #2CBC8E

tetradic

#8E2CBC #BC462C #5ABC2C #2CA2BC

square

#8E2CBC #BC462C #5ABC2C #2CA2BC

split-complementary

#8E2CBC #A2BC2C #2CBC46

monochromatic

#431559 #69208A #8E2CBC #AB4FD6 #C381E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.49

#8E2CBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#8E2CBC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2CBC

6.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2CBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2CBC	1.00	6.49	3.24	6.49
#FFFFFF	6.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1360B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#884E73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2cbc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 44, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.216 312.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b470d1',
    500: '#8e2cbc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2cbc;
$custom-light: #b470d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2cbc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.833,
    "s": 62.069,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50963,
    "c": 0.21552,
    "h": 312.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11183
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2CBC

secondary

#93CA79

accent

#E54377

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#120814

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2CBC

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

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