#8E198E#8E198E

#8E198E is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.195 H 328.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E198E
RGB	rgb(142, 25, 142)
HSL	hsl(300, 70%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(300, 82%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 82.4%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.80, 59.30, -37.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.80, 69.91, 328.01°)
OKLab	oklab(46.4% 0.1656 -0.1028)
OKLCH	oklch(46.4% 0.195 328.2)
XYZ	xyz(16.3853, 8.4003, 26.3444)
Luminance	0.0840 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E198E #198E19

analogous

#53198E #8E198E #8E1953

triadic

#8E198E #8E8E19 #198E8E

tetradic

#8E198E #8E5319 #198E19 #19538E

square

#8E198E #8E5319 #198E19 #19538E

split-complementary

#8E198E #538E19 #198E53

monochromatic

#260726 #5A105A #8E198E #C222C2 #DE43DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.84

#8E198E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#8E198E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E198E

7.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E198E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E198E	1.00	7.84	2.68	7.84
#FFFFFF	7.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004891

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D578B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#932E55

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e198e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 25, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.195 328.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b367af',
    500: '#8e198e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e198e;
$custom-light: #b367af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e198e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 25,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 70.06,
    "l": 32.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46396,
    "c": 0.19489,
    "h": 328.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08399
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E198E

secondary

#44BF44

accent

#ED3B3B

background

#FBF6FA

surface

#F6EBF5

border

#D0C6CF

text

#110710

muted

#807A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E198E

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