#8E2287#8E2287

#8E2287 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.181 H 330.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2287
RGB	rgb(142, 34, 135)
HSL	hsl(304, 61%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(304, 76%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.1%, 4.9%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.29, 55.57, -31.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.29, 64.09, 330.11°)
OKLab	oklab(46.61% 0.1583 -0.088)
OKLCH	oklch(46.61% 0.181 330.9)
XYZ	xyz(16.1005, 8.6454, 23.7377)
Luminance	0.0864 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2287 #228E29

analogous

#5F228E #8E2287 #8E2251

triadic

#8E2287 #878E22 #22878E

tetradic

#8E2287 #8E5F22 #228E29 #22518E

square

#8E2287 #8E5F22 #228E29 #22518E

split-complementary

#8E2287 #518E22 #228E5F

monochromatic

#2B0A29 #5D1658 #8E2287 #BF2EB6 #D654CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.70

#8E2287 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.73

#8E2287 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2287

7.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2287	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2287	1.00	7.70	2.73	7.70
#FFFFFF	7.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#174A8A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#445884

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#943053

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2287;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 34, 135);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.181 330.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b369aa',
    500: '#8e2287',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2287;
$custom-light: #b369aa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2287",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 135
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 303.889,
    "s": 61.364,
    "l": 34.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46614,
    "c": 0.18112,
    "h": 330.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08644
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2287

secondary

#52BA59

accent

#E44E43

background

#FBF6FA

surface

#F6ECF4

border

#D0C7CE

text

#110710

muted

#807A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2287

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

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