#8E2487#8E2487

#8E2487 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.179 H 330.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2487
RGB	rgb(142, 36, 135)
HSL	hsl(304, 60%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(304, 75%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.6%, 4.9%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.52, 54.90, -31.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.52, 63.33, 330.10°)
OKLab	oklab(46.78% 0.1564 -0.087)
OKLCH	oklch(46.78% 0.179 330.9)
XYZ	xyz(16.1593, 8.7631, 23.7573)
Luminance	0.0876 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2487 #248E2B

analogous

#60248E #8E2487 #8E2452

triadic

#8E2487 #878E24 #24878E

tetradic

#8E2487 #8E6024 #248E2B #24528E

square

#8E2487 #8E6024 #248E2B #24528E

split-complementary

#8E2487 #528E24 #248E60

monochromatic

#2C0B2A #5D1859 #8E2487 #BF30B5 #D558CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.63

#8E2487 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#8E2487 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2487

7.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2487	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2487	1.00	7.63	2.75	7.63
#FFFFFF	7.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1A4A8A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#455984

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#943153

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2487;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 36, 135);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.179 330.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26aaa',
    500: '#8e2487',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2487;
$custom-light: #b26aaa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2487",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 135
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 303.962,
    "s": 59.551,
    "l": 34.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4678,
    "c": 0.17895,
    "h": 330.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08762
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2487

secondary

#55B95B

accent

#E34F45

background

#FBF6FA

surface

#F6ECF4

border

#D0C7CE

text

#110710

muted

#807A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2487

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

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