#8E2297#8E2297

#8E2297 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.194 H 324.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2297
RGB	rgb(142, 34, 151)
HSL	hsl(295, 63%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(295, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(6%, 77.5%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.23, 58.28, -40.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.23, 70.84, 325.36°)
OKLab	oklab(47.59% 0.158 -0.1123)
OKLCH	oklch(47.59% 0.194 324.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.3128, 9.1303, 30.1226)
Luminance	0.0913 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2297 #2B9722

analogous

#542297 #8E2297 #972266

triadic

#8E2297 #978E22 #22978E

tetradic

#8E2297 #975422 #2B9722 #226697

square

#8E2297 #975422 #2B9722 #226697

split-complementary

#8E2297 #669722 #229754

monochromatic

#300C33 #5F1765 #8E2297 #BD2DC9 #D05ADA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.43

#8E2297 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.83

#8E2297 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2297

7.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2297	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2297	1.00	7.43	2.83	7.43
#FFFFFF	7.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004D9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A5A94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#91385C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2297;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 34, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.194 324.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36ab6',
    500: '#8e2297',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2297;
$custom-light: #b36ab6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2297",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.385,
    "s": 63.243,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47589,
    "c": 0.19378,
    "h": 324.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09129
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2297

secondary

#5FBE57

accent

#E6424E

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2297

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

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