#8E2199#8E2199

#8E2199 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.196 H 323.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2199
RGB	rgb(142, 33, 153)
HSL	hsl(295, 65%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(295, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.2%, 78.4%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.25, 58.95, -41.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.25, 72.06, 324.89°)
OKLab	oklab(47.64% 0.1587 -0.1157)
OKLCH	oklch(47.64% 0.196 323.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.4485, 9.1395, 30.9759)
Luminance	0.0914 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2199 #2C9921

analogous

#522199 #8E2199 #992168

triadic

#8E2199 #998E21 #21998E

tetradic

#8E2199 #995221 #2C9921 #216899

square

#8E2199 #995221 #2C9921 #216899

split-complementary

#8E2199 #689921 #219952

monochromatic

#310B34 #5F1667 #8E2199 #BD2CCB #CF59DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.43

#8E2199 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.83

#8E2199 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2199

7.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2199	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2199	1.00	7.43	2.83	7.43
#FFFFFF	7.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004D9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#385A96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#91385D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2199;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 33, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.196 323.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36ab8',
    500: '#8e2199',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2199;
$custom-light: #b36ab8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2199",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.5,
    "s": 64.516,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47641,
    "c": 0.19637,
    "h": 323.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09138
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2199

secondary

#60BF56

accent

#E84050

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2199

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

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