#8E2288#8E2288
#8E2288 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.182 H 330.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E2288 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 34, 136) |
| HSL | hsl(303, 61%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(303, 76%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 76.1%, 4.2%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.35, 55.73, -32.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.35, 64.50, 329.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.67% 0.1583 -0.0896) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.67% 0.182 330.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.1712, 8.6737, 24.1103) |
| Luminance | 0.0867 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 2.63
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 3.25
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 3.69
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 4.67
Darkish Purple
#751973
ΔE00 5.60
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 6.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E2288 #228E28
analogous
#5E228E #8E2288 #8E2252
triadic
#8E2288 #888E22 #22888E
tetradic
#8E2288 #8E5E22 #228E28 #22528E
square
#8E2288 #8E5E22 #228E28 #22528E
split-complementary
#8E2288 #528E22 #228E5E
monochromatic
#2B0A29 #5D1659 #8E2288 #BF2EB7 #D654CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.68
#8E2288 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.73
#8E2288 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E2288
7.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E2288 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E2288 | 1.00 | 7.68 | 2.73 | 7.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#154A8B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#445885
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#943053
Achromatopsia (no color)
#535353
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e2288; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 34, 136); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.182 330.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b36aab',
500: '#8e2288',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e2288; $custom-light: #b36aab; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e2288",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 34,
"b": 136
},
"hsl": {
"h": 303.333,
"s": 61.364,
"l": 34.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46672,
"c": 0.18189,
"h": 330.5
},
"luminance": 0.08672
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E2288
secondary
#52BA58
accent
#E44C43
background
#FBF6FA
surface
#F6ECF4
border
#D0C7CE
text
#110710
muted
#807A7F