#8E2FA6#8E2FA6
#8E2FA6 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.192 H 318.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E2FA6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 47, 166) |
| HSL | hsl(288, 56%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(288, 72%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.5%, 71.7%, 0%, 34.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.79, 56.46, -45.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.79, 72.34, 321.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.71% 0.1445 -0.1269) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.71% 0.192 318.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.0539, 10.5379, 37.0994) |
| Luminance | 0.1054 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 4.19
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 4.52
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 5.11
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 5.33
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 5.33
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 6.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E2FA6 #47A62F
analogous
#532FA6 #8E2FA6 #A62F83
triadic
#8E2FA6 #A68E2F #2FA68E
tetradic
#8E2FA6 #A6532F #47A62F #2F83A6
square
#8E2FA6 #A6532F #47A62F #2F83A6
split-complementary
#8E2FA6 #83A62F #2FA653
monochromatic
#3C1447 #652176 #8E2FA6 #B047CB #C577D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.76
#8E2FA6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.11
#8E2FA6 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E2FA6
6.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E2FA6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E2FA6 | 1.00 | 6.76 | 3.11 | 6.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0055A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#365EA3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8E4667
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5B5B5B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e2fa6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 47, 166); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.192 318.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b370c1',
500: '#8e2fa6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e2fa6; $custom-light: #b370c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e2fa6",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 47,
"b": 166
},
"hsl": {
"h": 287.899,
"s": 55.869,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49712,
"c": 0.19228,
"h": 318.7
},
"luminance": 0.10537
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E2FA6
secondary
#80C170
accent
#DF4967
background
#FBF7FB
surface
#F6EDF7
border
#D0C8D0
text
#110812
muted
#807B81