#8E228A#8E228A
#8E228A is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.183 H 329.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E228A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 34, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(302, 61%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(302, 76%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 76.1%, 2.8%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.46, 56.06, -33.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.46, 65.32, 329.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.79% 0.1583 -0.0926) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.79% 0.183 329.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.3147, 8.7311, 24.8658) |
| Luminance | 0.0873 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 2.59
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 3.11
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 3.50
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 4.66
Darkish Purple
#751973
ΔE00 5.73
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 5.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E228A #228E26
analogous
#5C228E #8E228A #8E2254
triadic
#8E228A #8A8E22 #228A8E
tetradic
#8E228A #8E5C22 #228E26 #22548E
square
#8E228A #8E5C22 #228E26 #22548E
split-complementary
#8E228A #548E22 #228E5C
monochromatic
#2B0A2A #5D165A #8E228A #BF2EBA #D654D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.65
#8E228A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.75
#8E228A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E228A
7.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E228A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E228A | 1.00 | 7.65 | 2.75 | 7.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#124A8D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#425887
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#933154
Achromatopsia (no color)
#535353
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e228a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 34, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.183 329.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b36aac',
500: '#8e228a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e228a; $custom-light: #b36aac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e228a",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 34,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 302.222,
"s": 61.364,
"l": 34.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46789,
"c": 0.18345,
"h": 329.7
},
"luminance": 0.0873
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E228A
secondary
#52BA56
accent
#E44943
background
#FBF6FA
surface
#F6ECF4
border
#D0C7CE
text
#110710
muted
#807A7F