#8E1A9F#8E1A9F
#8E1A9F is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.207 H 322.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E1A9F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 26, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(292, 72%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(292, 84%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.7%, 83.6%, 0%, 37.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.97, 61.95, -45.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.97, 76.88, 323.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.57% 0.1633 -0.1276) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.57% 0.207 322) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.7821, 8.9938, 33.5935) |
| Luminance | 0.0899 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 2.98
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 3.85
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 3.96
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 5.12
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 5.86
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 6.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E1A9F #2B9F1A
analogous
#4C1A9F #8E1A9F #9F1A6E
triadic
#8E1A9F #9F8E1A #1A9F8E
tetradic
#8E1A9F #9F4C1A #2B9F1A #1A6E9F
square
#8E1A9F #9F4C1A #2B9F1A #1A6E9F
split-complementary
#8E1A9F #6E9F1A #1A9F4C
monochromatic
#300936 #5F116A #8E1A9F #BD23D4 #D051E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.50
#8E1A9F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.80
#8E1A9F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E1A9F
7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E1A9F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E1A9F | 1.00 | 7.50 | 2.80 | 7.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004DA2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#30599C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#90385F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#555555
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e1a9f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 26, 159); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.207 322.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b368bc',
500: '#8e1a9f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e1a9f; $custom-light: #b368bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e1a9f",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 26,
"b": 159
},
"hsl": {
"h": 292.331,
"s": 71.892,
"l": 36.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47568,
"c": 0.20722,
"h": 322
},
"luminance": 0.08993
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E1A9F
secondary
#5FC550
accent
#EF3950
background
#FBF6FB
surface
#F6EBF6
border
#D0C6D0
text
#120712
muted
#817A81