#8E239E#8E239E

#8E239E is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.199 H 322.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E239E
RGB	rgb(142, 35, 158)
HSL	hsl(292, 64%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(292, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.1%, 77.8%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.79, 59.22, -43.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.79, 73.56, 323.62°)
OKLab	oklab(48.12% 0.1565 -0.1221)
OKLCH	oklch(48.12% 0.199 322)
XYZ	xyz(17.9273, 9.4225, 33.2156)
Luminance	0.0942 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E239E #339E23

analogous

#50239E #8E239E #9E2370

triadic

#8E239E #9E8E23 #239E8E

tetradic

#8E239E #9E5023 #339E23 #23709E

square

#8E239E #9E5023 #339E23 #23709E

split-complementary

#8E239E #709E23 #239E50

monochromatic

#340D3A #61186C #8E239E #BB2ED0 #CC60DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.28

#8E239E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.88

#8E239E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E239E

7.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E239E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E239E	1.00	7.28	2.88	7.28
#FFFFFF	7.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FA1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#355A9B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#903C60

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e239e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 35, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.199 322.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36bbb',
    500: '#8e239e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e239e;
$custom-light: #b36bbb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e239e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.195,
    "s": 63.731,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48121,
    "c": 0.19851,
    "h": 322
  },
  "luminance": 0.09421
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E239E

secondary

#69C15C

accent

#E74157

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110712

muted

#807A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E239E

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

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