#8E2EB8#8E2EB8

#8E2EB8 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.210 H 313.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2EB8
RGB	rgb(142, 46, 184)
HSL	hsl(282, 60%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(282, 75%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.8%, 75%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.86, 60.45, -54.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.86, 81.19, 318.12°)
OKLab	oklab(50.85% 0.1434 -0.1532)
OKLCH	oklch(50.85% 0.21 313.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.7825, 11.1661, 46.3986)
Luminance	0.1116 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2EB8 #58B82E

analogous

#492EB8 #8E2EB8 #B82E9D

triadic

#8E2EB8 #B88E2E #2EB88E

tetradic

#8E2EB8 #B8492E #58B82E #2E9DB8

square

#8E2EB8 #B8492E #58B82E #2E9DB8

split-complementary

#8E2EB8 #9DB82E #2EB849

monochromatic

#421656 #682287 #8E2EB8 #AB50D3 #C381DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.50

#8E2EB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#8E2EB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2EB8

6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2EB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2EB8	1.00	6.50	3.23	6.50
#FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F60B5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894D71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2eb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 46, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.210 313.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b471ce',
    500: '#8e2eb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2eb8;
$custom-light: #b471ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2eb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.739,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50853,
    "c": 0.20979,
    "h": 313.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11165
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2EB8

secondary

#91C879

accent

#E34575

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#120814

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2EB8

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