#8E218C#8E218C
#8E218C is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.186 H 328.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E218C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 33, 140) |
| HSL | hsl(301, 62%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(301, 77%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 76.8%, 1.4%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.47, 56.71, -34.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.47, 66.51, 328.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.83% 0.1592 -0.0962) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.83% 0.186 328.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.4327, 8.7332, 25.6260) |
| Luminance | 0.0873 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 2.72
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 2.89
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 3.33
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 4.59
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 5.37
Darkish Purple
#751973
ΔE00 5.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E218C #218E23
analogous
#5A218E #8E218C #8E2156
triadic
#8E218C #8C8E21 #218C8E
tetradic
#8E218C #8E5A21 #218E23 #21568E
square
#8E218C #8E5A21 #218E23 #21568E
split-complementary
#8E218C #568E21 #218E5A
monochromatic
#2B0A2A #5C155B #8E218C #C02DBD #D752D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.65
#8E218C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.75
#8E218C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E218C
7.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E218C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E218C | 1.00 | 7.65 | 2.75 | 7.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0B4A8F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#415889
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#933255
Achromatopsia (no color)
#535353
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e218c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 33, 140); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.186 328.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b369ae',
500: '#8e218c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e218c; $custom-light: #b369ae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e218c",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 33,
"b": 140
},
"hsl": {
"h": 301.101,
"s": 62.286,
"l": 34.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46829,
"c": 0.18603,
"h": 328.9
},
"luminance": 0.08732
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E218C
secondary
#50BA52
accent
#E54542
background
#FBF6FA
surface
#F6ECF4
border
#D0C7CE
text
#110710
muted
#807A7F