#8E2EC2#8E2EC2

#8E2EC2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.219 H 310.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2EC2
RGB	rgb(142, 46, 194)
HSL	hsl(279, 62%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(279, 76%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.8%, 76.3%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.57, 62.53, -58.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.57, 85.90, 316.71°)
OKLab	oklab(51.58% 0.1416 -0.167)
OKLCH	oklch(51.58% 0.219 310.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.8680, 11.6003, 52.1156)
Luminance	0.1160 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2EC2 #62C22E

analogous

#442EC2 #8E2EC2 #C22EAC

triadic

#8E2EC2 #C28E2E #2EC28E

tetradic

#8E2EC2 #C2442E #62C22E #2EACC2

square

#8E2EC2 #C2442E #62C22E #2EACC2

split-complementary

#8E2EC2 #ACC22E #2EC244

monochromatic

#46175F #6A2291 #8E2EC2 #AA56D7 #C388E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.33

#8E2EC2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#8E2EC2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2EC2

6.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2EC2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2EC2	1.00	6.33	3.32	6.33
#FFFFFF	6.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0061BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#875277

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2ec2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 46, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.219 310.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b471d5',
    500: '#8e2ec2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2ec2;
$custom-light: #b471d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2ec2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.919,
    "s": 61.667,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51582,
    "c": 0.21897,
    "h": 310.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.116
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2EC2

secondary

#9ACC7F

accent

#E5437C

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120814

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2EC2

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

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