#8E2EB5#8E2EB5

#8E2EB5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.207 H 314.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2EB5
RGB	rgb(142, 46, 181)
HSL	hsl(283, 59%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(283, 75%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.5%, 74.6%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.65, 59.84, -52.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.65, 79.78, 318.60°)
OKLab	oklab(50.64% 0.1438 -0.1489)
OKLCH	oklch(50.64% 0.207 314)
XYZ	xyz(20.4714, 11.0417, 44.7600)
Luminance	0.1104 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2EB5 #55B52E

analogous

#4B2EB5 #8E2EB5 #B52E98

triadic

#8E2EB5 #B58E2E #2EB58E

tetradic

#8E2EB5 #B54B2E #55B52E #2E98B5

square

#8E2EB5 #B54B2E #55B52E #2E98B5

split-complementary

#8E2EB5 #98B52E #2EB54B

monochromatic

#411553 #682284 #8E2EB5 #AC4ED2 #C37FDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.55

#8E2EB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.21

#8E2EB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2EB5

6.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2EB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2EB5	1.00	6.55	3.21	6.55
#FFFFFF	6.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2460B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A4C70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2eb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 46, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.207 314.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b371cc',
    500: '#8e2eb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2eb5;
$custom-light: #b371cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2eb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.667,
    "s": 59.471,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50639,
    "c": 0.20705,
    "h": 314
  },
  "luminance": 0.11041
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2EB5

secondary

#8FC778

accent

#E34573

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#120813

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2EB5

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

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