#8E227E#8E227E
#8E227E is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.174 H 334.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E227E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 34, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(309, 61%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(309, 76%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 76.1%, 11.3%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.81, 54.13, -27.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.81, 60.54, 333.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.11% 0.1578 -0.0741) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.11% 0.174 334.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.4934, 8.4026, 20.5405) |
| Luminance | 0.0840 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 3.62
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 4.55
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 5.06
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 5.27
Darkish Purple
#751973
ΔE00 5.40
Red Violet
#9E0168
ΔE00 6.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E227E #228E32
analogous
#68228E #8E227E #8E2248
triadic
#8E227E #7E8E22 #227E8E
tetradic
#8E227E #8E6822 #228E32 #22488E
square
#8E227E #8E6822 #228E32 #22488E
split-complementary
#8E227E #488E22 #228E68
monochromatic
#2B0A26 #5D1652 #8E227E #BF2EAA #D654C3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.84
#8E227E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.68
#8E227E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E227E
7.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E227E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E227E | 1.00 | 7.84 | 2.68 | 7.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#214880
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#48577B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#952B4E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#525252
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e227e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 34, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.174 334.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b369a3',
500: '#8e227e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e227e; $custom-light: #b369a3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e227e",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 34,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 308.889,
"s": 61.364,
"l": 34.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46109,
"c": 0.17436,
"h": 334.8
},
"luminance": 0.08401
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E227E
secondary
#52BA61
accent
#E45B43
background
#FBF6FA
surface
#F6EBF4
border
#D0C6CE
text
#11070F
muted
#807A7F