#8E2397#8E2397

#8E2397 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.193 H 324.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2397
RGB	rgb(142, 35, 151)
HSL	hsl(295, 62%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(295, 77%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(6%, 76.8%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.34, 57.97, -40.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.34, 70.48, 325.34°)
OKLab	oklab(47.67% 0.1571 -0.1117)
OKLCH	oklch(47.67% 0.193 324.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.3418, 9.1883, 30.1323)
Luminance	0.0919 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2397 #2C9723

analogous

#542397 #8E2397 #972366

triadic

#8E2397 #978E23 #23978E

tetradic

#8E2397 #975423 #2C9723 #236697

square

#8E2397 #975423 #2C9723 #236697

split-complementary

#8E2397 #669723 #239754

monochromatic

#310C34 #5F1765 #8E2397 #BD2FC9 #CF5BD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.40

#8E2397 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.84

#8E2397 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2397

7.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2397	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2397	1.00	7.40	2.84	7.40
#FFFFFF	7.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004D9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B5A94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#91385C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2397;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 35, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.193 324.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36bb6',
    500: '#8e2397',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2397;
$custom-light: #b36bb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2397",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.345,
    "s": 62.366,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47667,
    "c": 0.19277,
    "h": 324.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09187
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2397

secondary

#60BE58

accent

#E5424F

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2397

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

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