#8E2ED7#8E2ED7

#8E2ED7 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.238 H 305.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2ED7
RGB	rgb(142, 46, 215)
HSL	hsl(274, 68%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(274, 79%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(34%, 78.6%, 0%, 15.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.17, 67.02, -68.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.17, 95.81, 314.38°)
OKLab	oklab(53.2% 0.1369 -0.1951)
OKLCH	oklch(53.2% 0.238 305)
XYZ	xyz(24.3953, 12.6112, 65.4258)
Luminance	0.1261 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2ED7 #77D72E

analogous

#392ED7 #8E2ED7 #D72ECB

triadic

#8E2ED7 #D78E2E #2ED78E

tetradic

#8E2ED7 #D7392E #77D72E #2ECBD7

square

#8E2ED7 #D7392E #77D72E #2ECBD7

split-complementary

#8E2ED7 #CBD72E #2ED739

monochromatic

#4C1674 #6D20A8 #8E2ED7 #AA61E1 #C695EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#8E2ED7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#8E2ED7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2ED7

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2ED7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2ED7	1.00	5.96	3.52	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061DC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0064D4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#805B83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2ed7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 46, 215);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.238 305.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b672e4',
    500: '#8e2ed7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2ed7;
$custom-light: #b672e4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2ed7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 215
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.083,
    "s": 67.871,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53201,
    "c": 0.23833,
    "h": 305
  },
  "luminance": 0.12611
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2ED7

secondary

#ABD68B

accent

#EB3D88

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F7EDFC

border

#D0C8D5

text

#120916

muted

#817B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2ED7

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

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