#8E2198#8E2198

#8E2198 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.196 H 324.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2198
RGB	rgb(142, 33, 152)
HSL	hsl(295, 64%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(295, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.6%, 78.3%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.19, 58.77, -40.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.19, 71.62, 325.14°)
OKLab	oklab(47.58% 0.1587 -0.1142)
OKLCH	oklch(47.58% 0.196 324.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.3662, 9.1066, 30.5427)
Luminance	0.0911 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2198 #2B9821

analogous

#532198 #8E2198 #982167

triadic

#8E2198 #988E21 #21988E

tetradic

#8E2198 #985321 #2B9821 #216798

square

#8E2198 #985321 #2B9821 #216798

split-complementary

#8E2198 #679821 #219853

monochromatic

#300B33 #5F1666 #8E2198 #BD2CCA #D059DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.44

#8E2198 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.82

#8E2198 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2198

7.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2198	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2198	1.00	7.44	2.82	7.44
#FFFFFF	7.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004D9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#395995

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#91385C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2198;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 33, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.196 324.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36ab7',
    500: '#8e2198',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2198;
$custom-light: #b36ab7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2198",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.958,
    "s": 64.324,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47577,
    "c": 0.19557,
    "h": 324.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09105
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2198

secondary

#5FBF56

accent

#E7404E

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2198

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

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