#8E2183#8E2183

#8E2183 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.179 H 332.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2183
RGB	rgb(142, 33, 131)
HSL	hsl(306, 62%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(306, 77%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.8%, 7.7%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.96, 55.24, -29.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.96, 62.85, 331.51°)
OKLab	oklab(46.3% 0.1591 -0.0824)
OKLCH	oklch(46.3% 0.179 332.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.7960, 8.4785, 22.2729)
Luminance	0.0848 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2183 #218E2C

analogous

#63218E #8E2183 #8E214D

triadic

#8E2183 #838E21 #21838E

tetradic

#8E2183 #8E6321 #218E2C #214D8E

square

#8E2183 #8E6321 #218E2C #214D8E

split-complementary

#8E2183 #4D8E21 #218E63

monochromatic

#2B0A27 #5C1555 #8E2183 #C02DB1 #D752CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.79

#8E2183 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#8E2183 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2183

7.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2183	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2183	1.00	7.79	2.70	7.79
#FFFFFF	7.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1B4886

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#465880

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#942D50

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2183;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 33, 131);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.179 332.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b369a7',
    500: '#8e2183',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2183;
$custom-light: #b369a7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2183",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 131
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 306.055,
    "s": 62.286,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46304,
    "c": 0.17915,
    "h": 332.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08477
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2183

secondary

#50BA5B

accent

#E55342

background

#FBF6FA

surface

#F6EBF4

border

#D0C6CE

text

#11070F

muted

#807A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2183

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

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