#8E2EAA#8E2EAA

#8E2EAA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.197 H 317.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2EAA
RGB	rgb(142, 46, 170)
HSL	hsl(286, 57%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(286, 73%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.5%, 72.9%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.91, 57.64, -47.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.91, 74.64, 320.55°)
OKLab	oklab(49.88% 0.1452 -0.1333)
OKLCH	oklch(49.88% 0.197 317.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.3870, 10.6079, 39.0487)
Luminance	0.1061 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2EAA #4AAA2E

analogous

#502EAA #8E2EAA #AA2E88

triadic

#8E2EAA #AA8E2E #2EAA8E

tetradic

#8E2EAA #AA502E #4AAA2E #2E88AA

square

#8E2EAA #AA502E #4AAA2E #2E88AA

split-complementary

#8E2EAA #88AA2E #2EAA50

monochromatic

#3E144A #66217A #8E2EAA #AF48CD #C478DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.73

#8E2EAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#8E2EAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2EAA

6.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2EAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2EAA	1.00	6.73	3.12	6.73
#FFFFFF	6.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#315FA7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D4769

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2eaa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 46, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.197 317.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b370c4',
    500: '#8e2eaa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2eaa;
$custom-light: #b370c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2eaa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.452,
    "s": 57.407,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4988,
    "c": 0.19707,
    "h": 317.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10607
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2EAA

secondary

#84C371

accent

#E1476A

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2EAA

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

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