#8E2CC2#8E2CC2

#8E2CC2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.221 H 310.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2CC2
RGB	rgb(142, 44, 194)
HSL	hsl(279, 63%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(279, 77%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.8%, 77.3%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.32, 63.25, -59.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.32, 86.70, 316.84°)
OKLab	oklab(51.41% 0.1433 -0.1682)
OKLCH	oklch(51.41% 0.221 310.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.7917, 11.4477, 52.0901)
Luminance	0.1145 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2CC2 #60C22C

analogous

#432CC2 #8E2CC2 #C22CAB

triadic

#8E2CC2 #C28E2C #2CC28E

tetradic

#8E2CC2 #C2432C #60C22C #2CABC2

square

#8E2CC2 #C2432C #60C22C #2CABC2

split-complementary

#8E2CC2 #ABC22C #2CC243

monochromatic

#45155E #692190 #8E2CC2 #AA53D8 #C385E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.38

#8E2CC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#8E2CC2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2CC2

6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2CC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2CC2	1.00	6.38	3.29	6.38
#FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0061BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#875176

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2cc2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 44, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.221 310.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b470d5',
    500: '#8e2cc2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2cc2;
$custom-light: #b470d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2cc2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.2,
    "s": 63.025,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51407,
    "c": 0.22096,
    "h": 310.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11447
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2CC2

secondary

#99CD7D

accent

#E6427B

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120814

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2CC2

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

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