#8E2272#8E2272

#8E2272 is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.166 H 340.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2272
RGB	rgb(142, 34, 114)
HSL	hsl(316, 61%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(316, 76%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.1%, 19.7%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.21, 52.35, -20.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.21, 56.21, 338.62°)
OKLab	oklab(45.49% 0.1564 -0.0553)
OKLCH	oklch(45.49% 0.166 340.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.7651, 8.1112, 16.7044)
Luminance	0.0811 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2272 #228E3E

analogous

#74228E #8E2272 #8E223C

triadic

#8E2272 #728E22 #22728E

tetradic

#8E2272 #8E7422 #228E3E #223C8E

square

#8E2272 #8E7422 #228E3E #223C8E

split-complementary

#8E2272 #3C8E22 #228E74

monochromatic

#2B0A23 #5D164A #8E2272 #BF2E9A #D654B4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.01

#8E2272 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.62

#8E2272 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2272

8.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2272	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2272	1.00	8.01	2.62	8.01
#FFFFFF	8.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2A4574

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D5770

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#972547

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2272;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 34, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.166 340.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b3699a',
    500: '#8e2272',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2272;
$custom-light: #b3699a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2272",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 315.556,
    "s": 61.364,
    "l": 34.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45486,
    "c": 0.1659,
    "h": 340.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0811
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2272

secondary

#52BA6D

accent

#E46D43

background

#FBF6F9

surface

#F6EBF2

border

#D0C6CC

text

#11070E

muted

#807A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2272

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

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