#8E2EA2#8E2EA2

#8E2EA2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.190 H 320.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2EA2
RGB	rgb(142, 46, 162)
HSL	hsl(290, 56%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(290, 72%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.3%, 71.6%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.40, 56.08, -43.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.40, 70.94, 322.23°)
OKLab	oklab(49.35% 0.1458 -0.1217)
OKLCH	oklch(49.35% 0.19 320.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.6531, 10.3143, 35.1838)
Luminance	0.1031 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2EA2 #42A22E

analogous

#542EA2 #8E2EA2 #A22E7C

triadic

#8E2EA2 #A28E2E #2EA28E

tetradic

#8E2EA2 #A2542E #42A22E #2E7CA2

square

#8E2EA2 #A2542E #42A22E #2E7CA2

split-complementary

#8E2EA2 #7CA22E #2EA254

monochromatic

#3A1343 #642072 #8E2EA2 #B343CA #C673D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.86

#8E2EA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#8E2EA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2EA2

6.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2EA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2EA2	1.00	6.86	3.06	6.86
#FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#395E9F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F4465

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2ea2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 46, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.190 320.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b370be',
    500: '#8e2ea2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2ea2;
$custom-light: #b370be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2ea2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.655,
    "s": 55.769,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49352,
    "c": 0.18989,
    "h": 320.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10313
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2EA2

secondary

#7BBF6D

accent

#DF4963

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2EA2

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

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