#8E2184#8E2184

#8E2184 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.180 H 332.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2184
RGB	rgb(142, 33, 132)
HSL	hsl(306, 62%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(306, 77%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.8%, 7%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.01, 55.40, -30.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.01, 63.25, 331.15°)
OKLab	oklab(46.36% 0.1591 -0.0839)
OKLCH	oklch(46.36% 0.18 332.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.8641, 8.5058, 22.6316)
Luminance	0.0850 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2184 #218E2B

analogous

#62218E #8E2184 #8E214D

triadic

#8E2184 #848E21 #21848E

tetradic

#8E2184 #8E6221 #218E2B #214D8E

square

#8E2184 #8E6221 #218E2B #214D8E

split-complementary

#8E2184 #4D8E21 #218E62

monochromatic

#2B0A28 #5C1556 #8E2184 #C02DB2 #D752CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.78

#8E2184 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#8E2184 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2184

7.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2184	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2184	1.00	7.78	2.70	7.78
#FFFFFF	7.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#194987

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#455881

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#942E51

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2184;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 33, 132);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.180 332.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b369a8',
    500: '#8e2184',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2184;
$custom-light: #b369a8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2184",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 132
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 305.505,
    "s": 62.286,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46361,
    "c": 0.1799,
    "h": 332.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08504
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2184

secondary

#50BA5A

accent

#E55142

background

#FBF6FA

surface

#F6ECF4

border

#D0C7CE

text

#11070F

muted

#807A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2184

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

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