#8E2EB4#8E2EB4

#8E2EB4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.206 H 314.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2EB4
RGB	rgb(142, 46, 180)
HSL	hsl(283, 59%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(283, 74%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.1%, 74.4%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.58, 59.64, -52.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.58, 79.31, 318.76°)
OKLab	oklab(50.57% 0.144 -0.1475)
OKLCH	oklch(50.57% 0.206 314.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.3692, 11.0008, 44.2215)
Luminance	0.1100 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2EB4 #54B42E

analogous

#4B2EB4 #8E2EB4 #B42E97

triadic

#8E2EB4 #B48E2E #2EB48E

tetradic

#8E2EB4 #B44B2E #54B42E #2E97B4

square

#8E2EB4 #B44B2E #54B42E #2E97B4

split-complementary

#8E2EB4 #97B42E #2EB44B

monochromatic

#411553 #682283 #8E2EB4 #AC4ED2 #C37EDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.56

#8E2EB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.20

#8E2EB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2EB4

6.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2EB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2EB4	1.00	6.56	3.20	6.56
#FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2560B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A4C6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2eb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 46, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.206 314.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b371cb',
    500: '#8e2eb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2eb4;
$custom-light: #b371cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2eb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.985,
    "s": 59.292,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50569,
    "c": 0.20614,
    "h": 314.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2EB4

secondary

#8EC777

accent

#E24572

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2EB4

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