#8E2489#8E2489

#8E2489 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.181 H 330.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2489
RGB	rgb(142, 36, 137)
HSL	hsl(303, 60%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(303, 75%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.6%, 3.5%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.64, 55.23, -32.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.64, 64.15, 329.43°)
OKLab	oklab(46.9% 0.1564 -0.0901)
OKLCH	oklch(46.9% 0.181 330.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.3015, 8.8199, 24.5059)
Luminance	0.0882 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2489 #248E29

analogous

#5E248E #8E2489 #8E2454

triadic

#8E2489 #898E24 #24898E

tetradic

#8E2489 #8E5E24 #248E29 #24548E

square

#8E2489 #8E5E24 #248E29 #24548E

split-complementary

#8E2489 #548E24 #248E5E

monochromatic

#2C0B2B #5D185A #8E2489 #BF30B8 #D558CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.60

#8E2489 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.76

#8E2489 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2489

7.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2489	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2489	1.00	7.60	2.76	7.60
#FFFFFF	7.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#174B8C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#445986

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#933254

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2489;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 36, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.181 330.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26aac',
    500: '#8e2489',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2489;
$custom-light: #b26aac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2489",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 302.83,
    "s": 59.551,
    "l": 34.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46896,
    "c": 0.18051,
    "h": 330.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08819
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2489

secondary

#55B95A

accent

#E34D45

background

#FBF6FA

surface

#F6ECF4

border

#D0C7CE

text

#110710

muted

#807A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2489

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

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