#8E237B#8E237B
#8E237B is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.171 H 336.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E237B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 35, 123) |
| HSL | hsl(311, 60%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(311, 75%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75.4%, 13.4%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.77, 53.34, -25.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.77, 59.03, 334.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.03% 0.1566 -0.0689) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.03% 0.171 336.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.3318, 8.3843, 19.5459) |
| Luminance | 0.0838 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 4.05
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 5.18
Darkish Purple
#751973
ΔE00 5.60
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 5.62
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 5.73
Red Violet
#9E0168
ΔE00 6.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E237B #238E36
analogous
#6C238E #8E237B #8E2346
triadic
#8E237B #7B8E23 #237B8E
tetradic
#8E237B #8E6C23 #238E36 #23468E
square
#8E237B #8E6C23 #238E36 #23468E
split-complementary
#8E237B #468E23 #238E6C
monochromatic
#2C0B26 #5D1750 #8E237B #BF2FA6 #D556BF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.85
#8E237B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.68
#8E237B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E237B
7.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E237B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E237B | 1.00 | 7.85 | 2.68 | 7.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#25477D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4A5878
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#962B4C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#525252
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e237b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 35, 123); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.171 336.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b369a1',
500: '#8e237b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e237b; $custom-light: #b369a1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e237b",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 35,
"b": 123
},
"hsl": {
"h": 310.654,
"s": 60.452,
"l": 34.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46032,
"c": 0.17106,
"h": 336.2
},
"luminance": 0.08383
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E237B
secondary
#53B965
accent
#E46144
background
#FBF6F9
surface
#F6ECF2
border
#D0C7CC
text
#11070F
muted
#807A7E