#8E2DAE#8E2DAE

#8E2DAE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.202 H 316.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2DAE
RGB	rgb(142, 45, 174)
HSL	hsl(285, 59%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(285, 74%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.4%, 74.1%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.04, 58.81, -49.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.04, 76.92, 319.86°)
OKLab	oklab(50.06% 0.1457 -0.1396)
OKLCH	oklch(50.06% 0.202 316.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.7325, 10.6843, 41.0591)
Luminance	0.1068 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2DAE #4DAE2D

analogous

#4D2DAE #8E2DAE #AE2D8D

triadic

#8E2DAE #AE8E2D #2DAE8E

tetradic

#8E2DAE #AE4D2D #4DAE2D #2D8DAE

square

#8E2DAE #AE4D2D #4DAE2D #2D8DAE

split-complementary

#8E2DAE #8DAE2D #2DAE4D

monochromatic

#3F144D #66207D #8E2DAE #AE48D0 #C479DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.69

#8E2DAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.14

#8E2DAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2DAE

6.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2DAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2DAE	1.00	6.69	3.14	6.69
#FFFFFF	6.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C5FAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C486B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2dae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 45, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.202 316.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b370c7',
    500: '#8e2dae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2dae;
$custom-light: #b370c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2dae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.116,
    "s": 58.904,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50058,
    "c": 0.2018,
    "h": 316.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10684
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2DAE

secondary

#87C472

accent

#E2466C

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

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