#8E2FA9#8E2FA9

#8E2FA9 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.195 H 317.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2FA9
RGB	rgb(142, 47, 169)
HSL	hsl(287, 56%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(287, 72%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(16%, 72.2%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.98, 57.05, -46.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.98, 73.73, 320.69°)
OKLab	oklab(49.91% 0.1443 -0.1312)
OKLCH	oklch(49.91% 0.195 317.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.3323, 10.6492, 38.5656)
Luminance	0.1065 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2FA9 #4AA92F

analogous

#512FA9 #8E2FA9 #A92F87

triadic

#8E2FA9 #A98E2F #2FA98E

tetradic

#8E2FA9 #A9512F #4AA92F #2F87A9

square

#8E2FA9 #A9512F #4AA92F #2F87A9

split-complementary

#8E2FA9 #87A92F #2FA951

monochromatic

#3E1449 #662279 #8E2FA9 #AF49CC #C479DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.71

#8E2FA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.13

#8E2FA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2FA9

6.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2FA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2FA9	1.00	6.71	3.13	6.71
#FFFFFF	6.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#335FA6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D4769

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2fa9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 47, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.195 317.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b371c3',
    500: '#8e2fa9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2fa9;
$custom-light: #b371c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2fa9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.721,
    "s": 56.481,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4991,
    "c": 0.195,
    "h": 317.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10648
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2FA9

secondary

#84C272

accent

#E0486A

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2FA9

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

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