#8E2EA5#8E2EA5

#8E2EA5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.193 H 319.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2EA5
RGB	rgb(142, 46, 165)
HSL	hsl(288, 56%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(288, 72%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.9%, 72.1%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.59, 56.66, -44.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.59, 72.32, 321.57°)
OKLab	oklab(49.55% 0.1456 -0.126)
OKLCH	oklch(49.55% 0.193 319.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.9230, 10.4223, 36.6050)
Luminance	0.1042 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2EA5 #45A52E

analogous

#532EA5 #8E2EA5 #A52E81

triadic

#8E2EA5 #A58E2E #2EA58E

tetradic

#8E2EA5 #A5532E #45A52E #2E81A5

square

#8E2EA5 #A5532E #45A52E #2E81A5

split-complementary

#8E2EA5 #81A52E #2EA553

monochromatic

#3C1345 #652175 #8E2EA5 #B145CB #C575D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.81

#8E2EA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#8E2EA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2EA5

6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2EA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2EA5	1.00	6.81	3.08	6.81
#FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#365EA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E4567

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2ea5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 46, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.193 319.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b370c0',
    500: '#8e2ea5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2ea5;
$custom-light: #b370c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2ea5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.403,
    "s": 56.398,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49548,
    "c": 0.19257,
    "h": 319.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10421
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2EA5

secondary

#7EC06F

accent

#E04865

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2EA5

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

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