#8E2EB9#8E2EB9

#8E2EB9 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.211 H 312.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2EB9
RGB	rgb(142, 46, 185)
HSL	hsl(281, 60%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(281, 75%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.2%, 75.1%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.93, 60.66, -54.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.93, 81.66, 317.97°)
OKLab	oklab(50.92% 0.1432 -0.1546)
OKLCH	oklch(50.92% 0.211 312.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.8877, 11.2082, 46.9526)
Luminance	0.1121 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2EB9 #59B92E

analogous

#492EB9 #8E2EB9 #B92E9E

triadic

#8E2EB9 #B98E2E #2EB98E

tetradic

#8E2EB9 #B9492E #59B92E #2E9EB9

square

#8E2EB9 #B9492E #59B92E #2E9EB9

split-complementary

#8E2EB9 #9EB92E #2EB949

monochromatic

#431657 #682288 #8E2EB9 #AB51D4 #C382E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.48

#8E2EB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#8E2EB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2EB9

6.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2EB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2EB9	1.00	6.48	3.24	6.48
#FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D60B6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894E72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2eb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 46, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.211 312.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b471cf',
    500: '#8e2eb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2eb9;
$custom-light: #b471cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2eb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.439,
    "s": 60.173,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50924,
    "c": 0.21071,
    "h": 312.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11208
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2EB9

secondary

#92C97A

accent

#E34476

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#120814

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2EB9

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

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