#8E2DAA#8E2DAA

#8E2DAA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.198 H 317.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2DAA
RGB	rgb(142, 45, 170)
HSL	hsl(287, 58%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(287, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.5%, 73.5%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.78, 58.02, -47.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.78, 75.06, 320.61°)
OKLab	oklab(49.79% 0.1461 -0.1339)
OKLCH	oklch(49.79% 0.198 317.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.3484, 10.5307, 39.0359)
Luminance	0.1053 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2DAA #49AA2D

analogous

#502DAA #8E2DAA #AA2D88

triadic

#8E2DAA #AA8E2D #2DAA8E

tetradic

#8E2DAA #AA502D #49AA2D #2D88AA

square

#8E2DAA #AA502D #49AA2D #2D88AA

split-complementary

#8E2DAA #88AA2D #2DAA50

monochromatic

#3D1349 #66207A #8E2DAA #B046CE #C477DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.76

#8E2DAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#8E2DAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2DAA

6.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2DAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2DAA	1.00	6.76	3.11	6.76
#FFFFFF	6.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#315EA7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D4769

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2daa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 45, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.198 317.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b370c4',
    500: '#8e2daa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2daa;
$custom-light: #b370c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2daa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.56,
    "s": 58.14,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49785,
    "c": 0.19821,
    "h": 317.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1053
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2DAA

secondary

#83C370

accent

#E14669

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2DAA

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

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