#8E2FA3#8E2FA3
#8E2FA3 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.190 H 319.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E2FA3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 47, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(289, 55%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(289, 71%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.9%, 71.2%, 0%, 36.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.60, 55.88, -43.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.60, 70.95, 321.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.52% 0.1447 -0.1225) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.52% 0.19 319.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.7819, 10.4291, 35.6669) |
| Luminance | 0.1043 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 4.39
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 4.49
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 4.61
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 5.00
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 5.48
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 5.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E2FA3 #44A32F
analogous
#542FA3 #8E2FA3 #A32F7E
triadic
#8E2FA3 #A38E2F #2FA38E
tetradic
#8E2FA3 #A3542F #44A32F #2F7EA3
square
#8E2FA3 #A3542F #44A32F #2F7EA3
split-complementary
#8E2FA3 #7EA32F #2FA354
monochromatic
#3B1444 #652173 #8E2FA3 #B246CA #C575D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.81
#8E2FA3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.09
#8E2FA3 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E2FA3
6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E2FA3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E2FA3 | 1.00 | 6.81 | 3.09 | 6.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0054A6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#395EA0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8E4566
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5B5B5B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e2fa3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 47, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.190 319.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b370bf',
500: '#8e2fa3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e2fa3; $custom-light: #b370bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e2fa3",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 47,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 289.138,
"s": 55.238,
"l": 41.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49516,
"c": 0.18957,
"h": 319.8
},
"luminance": 0.10428
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E2FA3
secondary
#7DBF6F
accent
#DF4964
background
#FBF7FB
surface
#F6EDF7
border
#D0C8D0
text
#110812
muted
#807B81