#8E1699#8E1699

#8E1699 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.205 H 324.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E1699
RGB	rgb(142, 22, 153)
HSL	hsl(295, 75%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(295, 86%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.2%, 85.6%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.25, 61.85, -43.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.25, 75.35, 325.16°)
OKLab	oklab(46.94% 0.1666 -0.1203)
OKLCH	oklch(46.94% 0.206 324.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.1915, 8.6256, 30.8902)
Luminance	0.0862 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E1699 #219916

analogous

#4D1699 #8E1699 #991663

triadic

#8E1699 #998E16 #16998E

tetradic

#8E1699 #994D16 #219916 #166399

square

#8E1699 #994D16 #219916 #166399

split-complementary

#8E1699 #639916 #16994D

monochromatic

#2B072E #5C0E63 #8E1699 #C01ECF #D745E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.71

#8E1699 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#8E1699 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E1699

7.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E1699	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E1699	1.00	7.71	2.72	7.71
#FFFFFF	7.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004A9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#335796

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#91335B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e1699;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 22, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.205 324.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b366b8',
    500: '#8e1699',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e1699;
$custom-light: #b366b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e1699",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 22,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.962,
    "s": 74.857,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46936,
    "c": 0.2055,
    "h": 324.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08625
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E1699

secondary

#50C546

accent

#F13646

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6EBF6

border

#D0C6D0

text

#120711

muted

#817A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E1699

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

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