#8E2EA8#8E2EA8

#8E2EA8 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.195 H 318.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2EA8
RGB	rgb(142, 46, 168)
HSL	hsl(287, 57%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(287, 73%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.5%, 72.6%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.78, 57.24, -46.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.78, 73.71, 320.95°)
OKLab	oklab(49.75% 0.1453 -0.1304)
OKLCH	oklch(49.75% 0.195 318.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.1992, 10.5328, 38.0599)
Luminance	0.1053 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2EA8 #48A82E

analogous

#512EA8 #8E2EA8 #A82E85

triadic

#8E2EA8 #A88E2E #2EA88E

tetradic

#8E2EA8 #A8512E #48A82E #2E85A8

square

#8E2EA8 #A8512E #48A82E #2E85A8

split-complementary

#8E2EA8 #85A82E #2EA851

monochromatic

#3D1448 #652178 #8E2EA8 #B047CD #C577DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.76

#8E2EA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#8E2EA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2EA8

6.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2EA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2EA8	1.00	6.76	3.11	6.76
#FFFFFF	6.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055AB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#335EA5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D4668

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2ea8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 46, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.195 318.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b370c2',
    500: '#8e2ea8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2ea8;
$custom-light: #b370c2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2ea8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.213,
    "s": 57.009,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49746,
    "c": 0.19526,
    "h": 318.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10532
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2EA8

secondary

#82C270

accent

#E04868

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2EA8

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

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