#8E2DBA#8E2DBA

#8E2DBA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.213 H 312.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2DBA
RGB	rgb(142, 45, 186)
HSL	hsl(281, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(281, 76%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.7%, 75.8%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.87, 61.23, -55.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.87, 82.54, 317.89°)
OKLab	oklab(50.91% 0.1439 -0.1566)
OKLCH	oklch(50.91% 0.213 312.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.9550, 11.1733, 47.4977)
Luminance	0.1117 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2DBA #59BA2D

analogous

#482DBA #8E2DBA #BA2D9F

triadic

#8E2DBA #BA8E2D #2DBA8E

tetradic

#8E2DBA #BA482D #59BA2D #2D9FBA

square

#8E2DBA #BA482D #59BA2D #2D9FBA

split-complementary

#8E2DBA #9FBA2D #2DBA48

monochromatic

#431557 #682189 #8E2DBA #AB50D5 #C381E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.49

#8E2DBA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#8E2DBA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2DBA

6.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2DBA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2DBA	1.00	6.49	3.23	6.49
#FFFFFF	6.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1960B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894E72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2dba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 45, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.213 312.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b470d0',
    500: '#8e2dba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2dba;
$custom-light: #b470d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2dba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.277,
    "s": 61.039,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50906,
    "c": 0.21267,
    "h": 312.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11173
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2DBA

secondary

#92C979

accent

#E44476

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#120814

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2DBA

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