#8E178C#8E178C

#8E178C is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.195 H 329.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E178C
RGB	rgb(142, 23, 140)
HSL	hsl(301, 72%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(301, 84%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 83.8%, 1.4%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.52, 59.46, -36.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.52, 69.64, 328.62°)
OKLab	oklab(46.15% 0.1671 -0.1005)
OKLCH	oklch(46.15% 0.195 329)
XYZ	xyz(16.1952, 8.2583, 25.5469)
Luminance	0.0826 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E178C #178E19

analogous

#54178E #8E178C #8E1751

triadic

#8E178C #8C8E17 #178C8E

tetradic

#8E178C #8E5417 #178E19 #17518E

square

#8E178C #8E5417 #178E19 #17518E

split-complementary

#8E178C #518E17 #178E54

monochromatic

#250624 #590E58 #8E178C #C320C0 #E03FDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.92

#8E178C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.65

#8E178C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E178C

7.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E178C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E178C	1.00	7.92	2.65	7.92
#FFFFFF	7.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00478F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D5689

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#932C53

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e178c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 23, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.195 329.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b366ae',
    500: '#8e178c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e178c;
$custom-light: #b366ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e178c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 301.008,
    "s": 72.121,
    "l": 32.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46153,
    "c": 0.19498,
    "h": 329
  },
  "luminance": 0.08257
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E178C

secondary

#40C043

accent

#EF3C39

background

#FBF6FA

surface

#F6EBF4

border

#D0C6CE

text

#110710

muted

#807A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E178C

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

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