#8E2299#8E2299

#8E2299 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.195 H 323.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2299
RGB	rgb(142, 34, 153)
HSL	hsl(294, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(294, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.2%, 77.8%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.36, 58.64, -41.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.36, 71.71, 324.86°)
OKLab	oklab(47.72% 0.1578 -0.1152)
OKLCH	oklch(47.72% 0.195 323.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.4766, 9.1958, 30.9853)
Luminance	0.0920 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2299 #2D9922

analogous

#532299 #8E2299 #992269

triadic

#8E2299 #998E22 #22998E

tetradic

#8E2299 #995322 #2D9922 #226999

square

#8E2299 #995322 #2D9922 #226999

split-complementary

#8E2299 #699922 #229953

monochromatic

#310C35 #601767 #8E2299 #BC2DCB #CF5BDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.40

#8E2299 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.84

#8E2299 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2299

7.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2299	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2299	1.00	7.40	2.84	7.40
#FFFFFF	7.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004D9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#395A96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#91395D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2299;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 34, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.195 323.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36ab8',
    500: '#8e2299',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2299;
$custom-light: #b36ab8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2299",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.454,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47717,
    "c": 0.1954,
    "h": 323.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09195
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2299

secondary

#61BF58

accent

#E74150

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2299

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

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