#8E229E#8E229E

#8E229E is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.199 H 322.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E229E
RGB	rgb(142, 34, 158)
HSL	hsl(292, 65%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(292, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.1%, 78.5%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.68, 59.53, -43.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.68, 73.91, 323.66°)
OKLab	oklab(48.05% 0.1574 -0.1226)
OKLCH	oklch(48.05% 0.199 322.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.8983, 9.3645, 33.2059)
Luminance	0.0936 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E229E #329E22

analogous

#50229E #8E229E #9E2270

triadic

#8E229E #9E8E22 #229E8E

tetradic

#8E229E #9E5022 #329E22 #22709E

square

#8E229E #9E5022 #329E22 #22709E

split-complementary

#8E229E #709E22 #229E50

monochromatic

#330C39 #61176C #8E229E #BB2DD0 #CC5EDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.31

#8E229E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.87

#8E229E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E229E

7.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E229E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E229E	1.00	7.31	2.87	7.31
#FFFFFF	7.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FA1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#355A9B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#903B60

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e229e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 34, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.199 322.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36bbb',
    500: '#8e229e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e229e;
$custom-light: #b36bbb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e229e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.258,
    "s": 64.583,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48045,
    "c": 0.19949,
    "h": 322.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09363
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E229E

secondary

#68C15B

accent

#E84056

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110712

muted

#807A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E229E

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

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