#8E2EC1#8E2EC1

#8E2EC1 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.218 H 310.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2EC1
RGB	rgb(142, 46, 193)
HSL	hsl(279, 62%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(279, 76%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.4%, 76.2%, 0%, 24.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.50, 62.32, -58.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.50, 85.43, 316.84°)
OKLab	oklab(51.51% 0.1418 -0.1656)
OKLCH	oklch(51.51% 0.218 310.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.7561, 11.5555, 51.5261)
Luminance	0.1155 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2EC1 #61C12E

analogous

#452EC1 #8E2EC1 #C12EAA

triadic

#8E2EC1 #C18E2E #2EC18E

tetradic

#8E2EC1 #C1452E #61C12E #2EAAC1

square

#8E2EC1 #C1452E #61C12E #2EAAC1

split-complementary

#8E2EC1 #AAC12E #2EC145

monochromatic

#45165E #6A2290 #8E2EC1 #AA56D7 #C387E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.34

#8E2EC1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#8E2EC1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2EC1

6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2EC1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2EC1	1.00	6.34	3.31	6.34
#FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BC5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0461BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#875176

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2ec1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 46, 193);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.218 310.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b471d5',
    500: '#8e2ec1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2ec1;
$custom-light: #b471d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2ec1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 193
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.184,
    "s": 61.506,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51508,
    "c": 0.21805,
    "h": 310.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11555
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2EC1

secondary

#9ACC7F

accent

#E5437B

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120814

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2EC1

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

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