#8E2EAD#8E2EAD

#8E2EAD is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.200 H 316.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2EAD
RGB	rgb(142, 46, 173)
HSL	hsl(285, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(285, 73%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.9%, 73.4%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.11, 58.23, -48.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.11, 76.03, 319.98°)
OKLab	oklab(50.08% 0.1448 -0.1376)
OKLCH	oklch(50.08% 0.2 316.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.6740, 10.7227, 40.5604)
Luminance	0.1072 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2EAD #4DAD2E

analogous

#4E2EAD #8E2EAD #AD2E8D

triadic

#8E2EAD #AD8E2E #2EAD8E

tetradic

#8E2EAD #AD4E2E #4DAD2E #2E8DAD

square

#8E2EAD #AD4E2E #4DAD2E #2E8DAD

split-complementary

#8E2EAD #8DAD2E #2EAD4E

monochromatic

#3F144C #66217D #8E2EAD #AE49CF #C47ADC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.68

#8E2EAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.14

#8E2EAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2EAD

6.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2EAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2EAD	1.00	6.68	3.14	6.68
#FFFFFF	6.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E5FAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C496B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2ead;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 46, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.200 316.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b370c6',
    500: '#8e2ead',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2ead;
$custom-light: #b370c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2ead",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.354,
    "s": 57.991,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50083,
    "c": 0.19977,
    "h": 316.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10722
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2EAD

secondary

#87C473

accent

#E1476C

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2EAD

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

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