#8E118B#8E118B

#8E118B is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.198 H 329.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E118B
RGB	rgb(142, 17, 139)
HSL	hsl(301, 79%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(301, 88%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 88%, 2.1%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.02, 60.57, -36.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.02, 70.68, 328.97°)
OKLab	oklab(45.78% 0.1708 -0.101)
OKLCH	oklch(45.78% 0.198 329.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.0159, 8.0171, 25.1250)
Luminance	0.0802 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E118B #118E14

analogous

#52118E #8E118B #8E114C

triadic

#8E118B #8B8E11 #118B8E

tetradic

#8E118B #8E5211 #118E14 #114C8E

square

#8E118B #8E5211 #118E14 #114C8E

split-complementary

#8E118B #4C8E11 #118E52

monochromatic

#210420 #570A55 #8E118B #C518C0 #E733E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.07

#8E118B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.60

#8E118B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E118B

8.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E118B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E118B	1.00	8.07	2.60	8.07
#FFFFFF	8.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00468E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C5588

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#932952

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e118b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 17, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.198 329.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b364ad',
    500: '#8e118b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e118b;
$custom-light: #b364ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e118b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 17,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 301.44,
    "s": 78.616,
    "l": 31.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45782,
    "c": 0.19838,
    "h": 329.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08016
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E118B

secondary

#38C23C

accent

#F53733

background

#FBF6FA

surface

#F6EBF4

border

#D0C6CE

text

#120610

muted

#817A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E118B

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

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