#8E2DAD#8E2DAD

#8E2DAD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.201 H 316.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2DAD
RGB	rgb(142, 45, 173)
HSL	hsl(285, 59%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(285, 74%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.9%, 74%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.98, 58.61, -49.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.98, 76.46, 320.04°)
OKLab	oklab(49.99% 0.1458 -0.1382)
OKLCH	oklch(49.99% 0.201 316.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.6354, 10.6455, 40.5475)
Luminance	0.1065 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2DAD #4CAD2D

analogous

#4E2DAD #8E2DAD #AD2D8C

triadic

#8E2DAD #AD8E2D #2DAD8E

tetradic

#8E2DAD #AD4E2D #4CAD2D #2D8CAD

square

#8E2DAD #AD4E2D #4CAD2D #2D8CAD

split-complementary

#8E2DAD #8CAD2D #2DAD4E

monochromatic

#3E144C #66207C #8E2DAD #AF48CF #C478DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.71

#8E2DAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.13

#8E2DAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2DAD

6.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2DAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2DAD	1.00	6.71	3.13	6.71
#FFFFFF	6.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D5FAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C486B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2dad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 45, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.201 316.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b370c6',
    500: '#8e2dad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2dad;
$custom-light: #b370c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2dad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.469,
    "s": 58.716,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49989,
    "c": 0.2009,
    "h": 316.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10645
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2DAD

secondary

#86C472

accent

#E2466C

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2DAD

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

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