#8E2FAD#8E2FAD
#8E2FAD is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.199 H 316.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E2FAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 47, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(285, 57%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(285, 73%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17.9%, 72.8%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.24, 57.85, -48.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.24, 75.60, 319.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.18% 0.1439 -0.137) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.18% 0.199 316.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.7135, 10.8017, 40.5736) |
| Luminance | 0.1080 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 3.95
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 4.83
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 4.99
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 5.18
Darkviolet
#9400D3
ΔE00 5.96
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 6.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E2FAD #4EAD2F
analogous
#4F2FAD #8E2FAD #AD2F8D
triadic
#8E2FAD #AD8E2F #2FAD8E
tetradic
#8E2FAD #AD4F2F #4EAD2F #2F8DAD
square
#8E2FAD #AD4F2F #4EAD2F #2F8DAD
split-complementary
#8E2FAD #8DAD2F #2FAD4F
monochromatic
#3F154D #66227D #8E2FAD #AE4BCE #C47BDB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.65
#8E2FAD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.16
#8E2FAD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E2FAD
6.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E2FAD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E2FAD | 1.00 | 6.65 | 3.16 | 6.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0057B1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2F5FAA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8C496B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5C5C5C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e2fad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 47, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.199 316.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b371c6',
500: '#8e2fad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e2fad; $custom-light: #b371c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e2fad",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 47,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 285.238,
"s": 57.273,
"l": 43.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5018,
"c": 0.19863,
"h": 316.4
},
"luminance": 0.10801
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E2FAD
secondary
#88C474
accent
#E1476D
background
#FBF7FC
surface
#F6EDF8
border
#D0C8D1
text
#110813
muted
#807B82