#8E1B9E#8E1B9E

#8E1B9E is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.206 H 322.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E1B9E
RGB	rgb(142, 27, 158)
HSL	hsl(293, 71%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(293, 83%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.1%, 82.9%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.99, 61.52, -44.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.99, 76.16, 323.88°)
OKLab	oklab(47.56% 0.1627 -0.1258)
OKLCH	oklch(47.56% 0.206 322.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.7182, 9.0043, 33.1459)
Luminance	0.0900 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E1B9E #2B9E1B

analogous

#4D1B9E #8E1B9E #9E1B6D

triadic

#8E1B9E #9E8E1B #1B9E8E

tetradic

#8E1B9E #9E4D1B #2B9E1B #1B6D9E

square

#8E1B9E #9E4D1B #2B9E1B #1B6D9E

split-complementary

#8E1B9E #6D9E1B #1B9E4D

monochromatic

#300935 #5F126A #8E1B9E #BD24D2 #D052E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.50

#8E1B9E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#8E1B9E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E1B9E

7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E1B9E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E1B9E	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)

#004DA1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#31599B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90385E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e1b9e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 27, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.206 322.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b368bb',
    500: '#8e1b9e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e1b9e;
$custom-light: #b368bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e1b9e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 27,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.672,
    "s": 70.811,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47561,
    "c": 0.20565,
    "h": 322.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09003
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E1B9E

secondary

#5FC451

accent

#EE3A50

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#120712

muted

#817A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E1B9E

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

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