#8E2FA2#8E2FA2
#8E2FA2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.189 H 320.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E2FA2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 47, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(290, 55%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(290, 71%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.3%, 71%, 0%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.54, 55.68, -43.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.54, 70.49, 322.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.45% 0.1448 -0.121) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.45% 0.189 320.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.6926, 10.3934, 35.1969) |
| Luminance | 0.1039 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 4.44
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 4.47
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 4.50
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 4.90
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 5.54
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 5.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E2FA2 #43A22F
analogous
#542FA2 #8E2FA2 #A22F7C
triadic
#8E2FA2 #A28E2F #2FA28E
tetradic
#8E2FA2 #A2542F #43A22F #2F7CA2
square
#8E2FA2 #A2542F #43A22F #2F7CA2
split-complementary
#8E2FA2 #7CA22F #2FA254
monochromatic
#3B1343 #642173 #8E2FA2 #B245C9 #C675D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.82
#8E2FA2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.08
#8E2FA2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E2FA2
6.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E2FA2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E2FA2 | 1.00 | 6.82 | 3.08 | 6.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0054A5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#395E9F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8F4465
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5B5B5B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e2fa2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 47, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.189 320.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b370be',
500: '#8e2fa2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e2fa2; $custom-light: #b370be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e2fa2",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 47,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 289.565,
"s": 55.024,
"l": 40.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49451,
"c": 0.18868,
"h": 320.1
},
"luminance": 0.10392
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E2FA2
secondary
#7CBF6E
accent
#DE4963
background
#FBF7FB
surface
#F6EDF7
border
#D0C8D0
text
#110812
muted
#807B81