#8E2CBD#8E2CBD

#8E2CBD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.216 H 311.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2CBD
RGB	rgb(142, 44, 189)
HSL	hsl(281, 62%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(281, 77%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.9%, 76.7%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.96, 62.21, -56.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.96, 84.36, 317.52°)
OKLab	oklab(51.04% 0.1443 -0.1613)
OKLCH	oklch(51.04% 0.216 311.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.2396, 11.2268, 49.1824)
Luminance	0.1123 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2CBD #5BBD2C

analogous

#462CBD #8E2CBD #BD2CA3

triadic

#8E2CBD #BD8E2C #2CBD8E

tetradic

#8E2CBD #BD462C #5BBD2C #2CA3BD

square

#8E2CBD #BD462C #5BBD2C #2CA3BD

split-complementary

#8E2CBD #A3BD2C #2CBD46

monochromatic

#43155A #69208B #8E2CBD #AB50D6 #C382E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.47

#8E2CBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#8E2CBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2CBD

6.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2CBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2CBD	1.00	6.47	3.25	6.47
#FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1060BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#884F74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2cbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 44, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.216 311.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b470d2',
    500: '#8e2cbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2cbd;
$custom-light: #b470d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2cbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.552,
    "s": 62.232,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51036,
    "c": 0.21643,
    "h": 311.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11226
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2CBD

secondary

#94CB7A

accent

#E54277

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120814

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2CBD

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

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