#8E2EB2#8E2EB2

#8E2EB2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.204 H 314.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2EB2
RGB	rgb(142, 46, 178)
HSL	hsl(284, 59%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(284, 74%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.2%, 74.2%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.45, 59.23, -51.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.45, 78.37, 319.10°)
OKLab	oklab(50.43% 0.1442 -0.1447)
OKLCH	oklch(50.43% 0.204 314.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.1669, 10.9199, 43.1563)
Luminance	0.1092 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2EB2 #52B22E

analogous

#4C2EB2 #8E2EB2 #B22E94

triadic

#8E2EB2 #B28E2E #2EB28E

tetradic

#8E2EB2 #B24C2E #52B22E #2E94B2

square

#8E2EB2 #B24C2E #52B22E #2E94B2

split-complementary

#8E2EB2 #94B22E #2EB24C

monochromatic

#401551 #672181 #8E2EB2 #AD4CD1 #C37DDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.60

#8E2EB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.18

#8E2EB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2EB2

6.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2EB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2EB2	1.00	6.60	3.18	6.60
#FFFFFF	6.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#285FAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B4B6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2eb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 46, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.204 314.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b370ca',
    500: '#8e2eb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2eb2;
$custom-light: #b370ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2eb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.636,
    "s": 58.929,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50429,
    "c": 0.20432,
    "h": 314.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10919
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2EB2

secondary

#8CC676

accent

#E24670

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

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