#8E237C#8E237C
#8E237C is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.172 H 335.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E237C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 35, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(310, 60%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(310, 75%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75.4%, 12.7%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.82, 53.49, -25.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.82, 59.40, 334.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.09% 0.1567 -0.0705) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.09% 0.172 335.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.3947, 8.4095, 19.8773) |
| Luminance | 0.0841 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 3.88
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 5.01
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 5.44
Darkish Purple
#751973
ΔE00 5.55
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 5.61
Red Violet
#9E0168
ΔE00 6.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E237C #238E35
analogous
#6A238E #8E237C #8E2347
triadic
#8E237C #7C8E23 #237C8E
tetradic
#8E237C #8E6A23 #238E35 #23478E
square
#8E237C #8E6A23 #238E35 #23478E
split-complementary
#8E237C #478E23 #238E6A
monochromatic
#2C0B26 #5D1751 #8E237C #BF2FA7 #D556C0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.83
#8E237C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.68
#8E237C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E237C
7.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E237C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E237C | 1.00 | 7.83 | 2.68 | 7.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#24487E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4A5879
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#952B4D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#525252
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e237c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 35, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.172 335.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b369a2',
500: '#8e237c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e237c; $custom-light: #b369a2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e237c",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 35,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 310.093,
"s": 60.452,
"l": 34.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46085,
"c": 0.17178,
"h": 335.8
},
"luminance": 0.08408
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E237C
secondary
#53B965
accent
#E45F44
background
#FBF6FA
surface
#F6ECF3
border
#D0C7CD
text
#11070F
muted
#807A7F