#8E1581#8E1581

#8E1581 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.189 H 333.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E1581
RGB	rgb(142, 21, 129)
HSL	hsl(306, 74%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(306, 85%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 85.2%, 9.2%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.72, 58.20, -30.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.72, 65.80, 332.19°)
OKLab	oklab(45.38% 0.1686 -0.0844)
OKLCH	oklch(45.38% 0.189 333.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.3861, 7.8735, 21.4740)
Luminance	0.0787 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E1581 #158E22

analogous

#5F158E #8E1581 #8E1545

triadic

#8E1581 #818E15 #15818E

tetradic

#8E1581 #8E5F15 #158E22 #15458E

square

#8E1581 #8E5F15 #158E22 #15458E

split-complementary

#8E1581 #458E15 #158E5F

monochromatic

#230520 #590D51 #8E1581 #C31DB1 #E23BD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.16

#8E1581 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.57

#8E1581 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E1581

8.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E1581	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E1581	1.00	8.16	2.57	8.16
#FFFFFF	8.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0D4484

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#43557E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#95254C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e1581;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 21, 129);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.189 333.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b365a6',
    500: '#8e1581',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e1581;
$custom-light: #b365a6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e1581",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 21,
    "b": 129
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 306.446,
    "s": 74.233,
    "l": 31.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45381,
    "c": 0.18852,
    "h": 333.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07872
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E1581

secondary

#3DC24B

accent

#F14B37

background

#FBF6FA

surface

#F6EBF4

border

#D0C6CE

text

#11060F

muted

#807A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E1581

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

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