#8E2391#8E2391

#8E2391 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.188 H 326.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2391
RGB	rgb(142, 35, 145)
HSL	hsl(298, 61%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(298, 76%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.1%, 75.9%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.98, 56.92, -37.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.98, 67.89, 326.97°)
OKLab	oklab(47.29% 0.1573 -0.1028)
OKLCH	oklch(47.29% 0.188 326.9)
XYZ	xyz(16.8669, 8.9984, 27.6310)
Luminance	0.0900 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2391 #269123

analogous

#572391 #8E2391 #91235D

triadic

#8E2391 #918E23 #23918E

tetradic

#8E2391 #915723 #269123 #235D91

square

#8E2391 #915723 #269123 #235D91

split-complementary

#8E2391 #5D9123 #239157

monochromatic

#2D0B2E #5E1760 #8E2391 #BE2FC2 #D358D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.50

#8E2391 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#8E2391 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2391

7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2391	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2391	1.00	7.50	2.80	7.50
#FFFFFF	7.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#034C94

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F598E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#923559

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2391;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 35, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.188 326.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36ab2',
    500: '#8e2391',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2391;
$custom-light: #b36ab2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2391",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 298.364,
    "s": 61.111,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47292,
    "c": 0.18792,
    "h": 326.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08997
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2391

secondary

#58BB55

accent

#E44448

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2391

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

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