#8E239F#8E239F

#8E239F is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.199 H 321.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E239F
RGB	rgb(142, 35, 159)
HSL	hsl(292, 64%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(292, 78%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.7%, 78%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.85, 59.40, -44.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.85, 74.00, 323.39°)
OKLab	oklab(48.19% 0.1564 -0.1236)
OKLCH	oklch(48.19% 0.199 321.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.0137, 9.4571, 33.6707)
Luminance	0.0946 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E239F #349F23

analogous

#50239F #8E239F #9F2372

triadic

#8E239F #9F8E23 #239F8E

tetradic

#8E239F #9F5023 #349F23 #23729F

square

#8E239F #9F5023 #349F23 #23729F

split-complementary

#8E239F #729F23 #239F50

monochromatic

#340D3B #61186D #8E239F #BB2ED1 #CB60DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.26

#8E239F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#8E239F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E239F

7.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E239F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E239F	1.00	7.26	2.89	7.26
#FFFFFF	7.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FA2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#345B9C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F3C61

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e239f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 35, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.199 321.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36bbc',
    500: '#8e239f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e239f;
$custom-light: #b36bbc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e239f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.774,
    "s": 63.918,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48188,
    "c": 0.19933,
    "h": 321.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09456
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E239F

secondary

#6AC15D

accent

#E74158

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110712

muted

#807A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E239F

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

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