#8E2387#8E2387

#8E2387 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.180 H 330.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2387
RGB	rgb(142, 35, 135)
HSL	hsl(304, 60%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(304, 75%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.4%, 4.9%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.41, 55.24, -31.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.41, 63.72, 330.11°)
OKLab	oklab(46.7% 0.1573 -0.0875)
OKLCH	oklch(46.7% 0.18 330.9)
XYZ	xyz(16.1295, 8.7034, 23.7474)
Luminance	0.0870 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2387 #238E2A

analogous

#5F238E #8E2387 #8E2352

triadic

#8E2387 #878E23 #23878E

tetradic

#8E2387 #8E5F23 #238E2A #23528E

square

#8E2387 #8E5F23 #238E2A #23528E

split-complementary

#8E2387 #528E23 #238E5F

monochromatic

#2C0B2A #5D1758 #8E2387 #BF2FB6 #D556CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.66

#8E2387 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#8E2387 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2387

7.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2387	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2387	1.00	7.66	2.74	7.66
#FFFFFF	7.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#184A8A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#445884

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#943153

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2387;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 35, 135);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.180 330.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36aaa',
    500: '#8e2387',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2387;
$custom-light: #b36aaa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2387",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 135
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 303.925,
    "s": 60.452,
    "l": 34.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46696,
    "c": 0.18005,
    "h": 330.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08702
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2387

secondary

#53B95A

accent

#E44F44

background

#FBF6FA

surface

#F6ECF4

border

#D0C7CE

text

#110710

muted

#807A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2387

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

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