#8E2197#8E2197

#8E2197 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.195 H 324.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2197
RGB	rgb(142, 33, 151)
HSL	hsl(295, 64%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(295, 78%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(6%, 78.1%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.13, 58.59, -40.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.13, 71.19, 325.39°)
OKLab	oklab(47.51% 0.1588 -0.1127)
OKLCH	oklch(47.51% 0.195 324.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.2847, 9.0740, 30.1132)
Luminance	0.0907 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2197 #2A9721

analogous

#532197 #8E2197 #972165

triadic

#8E2197 #978E21 #21978E

tetradic

#8E2197 #975321 #2A9721 #216597

square

#8E2197 #975321 #2A9721 #216597

split-complementary

#8E2197 #659721 #219753

monochromatic

#300B33 #5F1665 #8E2197 #BD2CC9 #D158DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.46

#8E2197 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.81

#8E2197 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2197

7.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2197	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2197	1.00	7.46	2.81	7.46
#FFFFFF	7.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004D9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A5994

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#91375C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2197;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 33, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.195 324.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36ab6',
    500: '#8e2197',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2197;
$custom-light: #b36ab6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2197",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.424,
    "s": 64.13,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47512,
    "c": 0.19476,
    "h": 324.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09073
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2197

secondary

#5DBE55

accent

#E7414D

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2197

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

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