#8E2DA2#8E2DA2
#8E2DA2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.191 H 320.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E2DA2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 45, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(290, 57%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(290, 72%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.3%, 72.2%, 0%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.26, 56.46, -43.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.26, 71.38, 322.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.26% 0.1468 -0.1223) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.26% 0.191 320.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.6145, 10.2371, 35.1709) |
| Luminance | 0.1024 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 4.25
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 4.49
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 4.72
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 4.75
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 5.56
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 5.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E2DA2 #41A22D
analogous
#542DA2 #8E2DA2 #A22D7B
triadic
#8E2DA2 #A28E2D #2DA28E
tetradic
#8E2DA2 #A2542D #41A22D #2D7BA2
square
#8E2DA2 #A2542D #41A22D #2D7BA2
split-complementary
#8E2DA2 #7BA22D #2DA254
monochromatic
#3A1242 #642072 #8E2DA2 #B342CA #C672D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.89
#8E2DA2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.05
#8E2DA2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E2DA2
6.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E2DA2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E2DA2 | 1.00 | 6.89 | 3.05 | 6.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0053A5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#385D9F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8F4365
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5A5A5A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e2da2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 45, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.191 320.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b36fbe',
500: '#8e2da2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e2da2; $custom-light: #b36fbe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e2da2",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 45,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 289.744,
"s": 56.522,
"l": 40.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49255,
"c": 0.19108,
"h": 320.2
},
"luminance": 0.10236
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E2DA2
secondary
#7ABF6C
accent
#E04862
background
#FBF7FB
surface
#F6EDF7
border
#D0C8D0
text
#110812
muted
#807B81