#8E1790#8E1790

#8E1790 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.198 H 327.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E1790
RGB	rgb(142, 23, 144)
HSL	hsl(299, 72%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(299, 84%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.4%, 84%, 0%, 43.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.76, 60.11, -38.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.76, 71.29, 327.47°)
OKLab	oklab(46.4% 0.1668 -0.1066)
OKLCH	oklch(46.4% 0.198 327.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.4955, 8.3784, 27.1285)
Luminance	0.0838 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E1790 #199017

analogous

#511790 #8E1790 #901756

triadic

#8E1790 #908E17 #17908E

tetradic

#8E1790 #905117 #199017 #175690

square

#8E1790 #905117 #199017 #175690

split-complementary

#8E1790 #569017 #179051

monochromatic

#260626 #5A0F5B #8E1790 #C21FC5 #DE41E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.85

#8E1790 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#8E1790 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E1790

7.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E1790	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E1790	1.00	7.85	2.68	7.85
#FFFFFF	7.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004893

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B578D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#922F56

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e1790;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 23, 144);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.198 327.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b366b1',
    500: '#8e1790',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e1790;
$custom-light: #b366b1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e1790",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 23,
    "b": 144
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 299.008,
    "s": 72.455,
    "l": 32.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46404,
    "c": 0.19796,
    "h": 327.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08377
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E1790

secondary

#44C142

accent

#EF393C

background

#FBF6FA

surface

#F6EBF5

border

#D0C6CF

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E1790

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

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