#8E2FAE#8E2FAE
#8E2FAE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.200 H 316.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E2FAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 47, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(285, 57%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(285, 73%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18.4%, 73%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.31, 58.05, -49.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.31, 76.07, 319.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.25% 0.1438 -0.1384) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.25% 0.2 316.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.8106, 10.8406, 41.0851) |
| Luminance | 0.1084 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 3.95
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 4.84
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 4.89
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 5.18
Darkviolet
#9400D3
ΔE00 5.82
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 6.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E2FAE #4FAE2F
analogous
#4E2FAE #8E2FAE #AE2F8E
triadic
#8E2FAE #AE8E2F #2FAE8E
tetradic
#8E2FAE #AE4E2F #4FAE2F #2F8EAE
square
#8E2FAE #AE4E2F #4FAE2F #2F8EAE
split-complementary
#8E2FAE #8EAE2F #2FAE4E
monochromatic
#3F154E #67227E #8E2FAE #AE4CCF #C37CDC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.63
#8E2FAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.17
#8E2FAE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E2FAE
6.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E2FAE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E2FAE | 1.00 | 6.63 | 3.17 | 6.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0057B2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2E5FAB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8C4A6C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5D5D5D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e2fae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 47, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.200 316.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b371c7',
500: '#8e2fae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e2fae; $custom-light: #b371c7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e2fae",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 47,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 284.882,
"s": 57.466,
"l": 43.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50248,
"c": 0.19954,
"h": 316.1
},
"luminance": 0.1084
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E2FAE
secondary
#89C475
accent
#E1476E
background
#FBF7FC
surface
#F6EDF8
border
#D0C8D1
text
#110813
muted
#807B82