#8E2398#8E2398

#8E2398 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.194 H 324.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2398
RGB	rgb(142, 35, 152)
HSL	hsl(295, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(295, 77%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.6%, 77%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.41, 58.14, -40.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.41, 70.91, 325.08°)
OKLab	oklab(47.73% 0.157 -0.1132)
OKLCH	oklch(47.73% 0.194 324.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.4234, 9.2210, 30.5618)
Luminance	0.0922 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2398 #2D9823

analogous

#542398 #8E2398 #982368

triadic

#8E2398 #988E23 #23988E

tetradic

#8E2398 #985423 #2D9823 #236898

square

#8E2398 #985423 #2D9823 #236898

split-complementary

#8E2398 #689823 #239854

monochromatic

#310C35 #601866 #8E2398 #BC2ECA #CF5CD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.38

#8E2398 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.84

#8E2398 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2398

7.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2398	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2398	1.00	7.38	2.84	7.38
#FFFFFF	7.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004E9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A5A95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#91395D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2398;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 35, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.194 324.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36bb7',
    500: '#8e2398',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2398;
$custom-light: #b36bb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2398",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.872,
    "s": 62.567,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47731,
    "c": 0.19359,
    "h": 324.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.0922
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2398

secondary

#61BE59

accent

#E64250

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2398

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

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