#8E2EA9#8E2EA9

#8E2EA9 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.196 H 317.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2EA9
RGB	rgb(142, 46, 169)
HSL	hsl(287, 57%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(287, 73%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(16%, 72.8%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.85, 57.44, -46.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.85, 74.17, 320.75°)
OKLab	oklab(49.81% 0.1453 -0.1318)
OKLCH	oklch(49.81% 0.196 317.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.2927, 10.5702, 38.5524)
Luminance	0.1057 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2EA9 #49A92E

analogous

#502EA9 #8E2EA9 #A92E87

triadic

#8E2EA9 #A98E2E #2EA98E

tetradic

#8E2EA9 #A9502E #49A92E #2E87A9

square

#8E2EA9 #A9502E #49A92E #2E87A9

split-complementary

#8E2EA9 #87A92E #2EA950

monochromatic

#3D1449 #662179 #8E2EA9 #B047CD #C477DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.74

#8E2EA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#8E2EA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2EA9

6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2EA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2EA9	1.00	6.74	3.11	6.74
#FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#325EA6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D4769

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2ea9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 46, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.196 317.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b370c3',
    500: '#8e2ea9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2ea9;
$custom-light: #b370c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2ea9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.829,
    "s": 57.209,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49813,
    "c": 0.19616,
    "h": 317.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10569
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2EA9

secondary

#83C271

accent

#E04769

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2EA9

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

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