#8E2EA6#8E2EA6

#8E2EA6 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.193 H 318.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2EA6
RGB	rgb(142, 46, 166)
HSL	hsl(288, 57%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(288, 72%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.5%, 72.3%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.65, 56.85, -45.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.65, 72.78, 321.36°)
OKLab	oklab(49.61% 0.1455 -0.1275)
OKLCH	oklch(49.61% 0.193 318.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.0143, 10.4588, 37.0862)
Luminance	0.1046 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2EA6 #46A62E

analogous

#522EA6 #8E2EA6 #A62E82

triadic

#8E2EA6 #A68E2E #2EA68E

tetradic

#8E2EA6 #A6522E #46A62E #2E82A6

square

#8E2EA6 #A6522E #46A62E #2E82A6

split-complementary

#8E2EA6 #82A62E #2EA652

monochromatic

#3C1346 #652176 #8E2EA6 #B146CC #C576D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.79

#8E2EA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#8E2EA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2EA6

6.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2EA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2EA6	1.00	6.79	3.09	6.79
#FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#355EA3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E4667

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2ea6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 46, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.193 318.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b370c1',
    500: '#8e2ea6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2ea6;
$custom-light: #b370c1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2ea6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288,
    "s": 56.604,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49614,
    "c": 0.19346,
    "h": 318.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10458
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2EA6

secondary

#7FC16F

accent

#E04866

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2EA6

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

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