#8E2EC0#8E2EC0

#8E2EC0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.217 H 310.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2EC0
RGB	rgb(142, 46, 192)
HSL	hsl(279, 61%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(279, 76%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(26%, 76%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.43, 62.11, -57.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.43, 84.96, 316.97°)
OKLab	oklab(51.43% 0.142 -0.1643)
OKLCH	oklch(51.43% 0.217 310.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.6449, 11.5111, 50.9406)
Luminance	0.1151 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2EC0 #60C02E

analogous

#452EC0 #8E2EC0 #C02EA9

triadic

#8E2EC0 #C08E2E #2EC08E

tetradic

#8E2EC0 #C0452E #60C02E #2EA9C0

square

#8E2EC0 #C0452E #60C02E #2EA9C0

split-complementary

#8E2EC0 #A9C02E #2EC045

monochromatic

#45165D #69228F #8E2EC0 #AA55D6 #C386E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.36

#8E2EC0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#8E2EC0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2EC0

6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2EC0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2EC0	1.00	6.36	3.30	6.36
#FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BC4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0961BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#875176

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2ec0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 46, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.217 310.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b471d4',
    500: '#8e2ec0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2ec0;
$custom-light: #b471d4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2ec0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.452,
    "s": 61.345,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51434,
    "c": 0.21712,
    "h": 310.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11511
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2EC0

secondary

#99CC7E

accent

#E4437B

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120814

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2EC0

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

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