#8E168B#8E168B

#8E168B is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.195 H 329.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E168B
RGB	rgb(142, 22, 139)
HSL	hsl(302, 73%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(302, 85%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 84.5%, 2.1%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.38, 59.53, -35.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.38, 69.50, 328.93°)
OKLab	oklab(46.04% 0.1678 -0.0994)
OKLCH	oklch(46.04% 0.195 329.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.1023, 8.1900, 25.1538)
Luminance	0.0819 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E168B #168E19

analogous

#55168E #8E168B #8E164F

triadic

#8E168B #8B8E16 #168B8E

tetradic

#8E168B #8E5516 #168E19 #164F8E

square

#8E168B #8E5516 #168E19 #164F8E

split-complementary

#8E168B #4F8E16 #168E55

monochromatic

#240623 #590E57 #8E168B #C31EBF #E13DDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.96

#8E168B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#8E168B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E168B

7.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E168B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E168B	1.00	7.96	2.64	7.96
#FFFFFF	7.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00478E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D5688

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#932B52

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e168b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 22, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.195 329.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b366ad',
    500: '#8e168b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e168b;
$custom-light: #b366ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e168b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 22,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 301.5,
    "s": 73.171,
    "l": 32.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46035,
    "c": 0.19499,
    "h": 329.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08189
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E168B

secondary

#3FC142

accent

#F03D38

background

#FBF6FA

surface

#F6EBF4

border

#D0C6CE

text

#110710

muted

#807A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E168B

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

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