#8E2490#8E2490

#8E2490 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.186 H 327.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2490
RGB	rgb(142, 36, 144)
HSL	hsl(299, 60%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(299, 75%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.4%, 75%, 0%, 43.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.04, 56.42, -36.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.04, 67.09, 327.24°)
OKLab	oklab(47.31% 0.1564 -0.1007)
OKLCH	oklch(47.31% 0.186 327.2)
XYZ	xyz(16.8200, 9.0273, 27.2367)
Luminance	0.0903 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2490 #269024

analogous

#582490 #8E2490 #90245C

triadic

#8E2490 #908E24 #24908E

tetradic

#8E2490 #905824 #269024 #245C90

square

#8E2490 #905824 #269024 #245C90

split-complementary

#8E2490 #5C9024 #249058

monochromatic

#2D0C2E #5E185F #8E2490 #BE30C1 #D359D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.49

#8E2490 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.81

#8E2490 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2490

7.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2490	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2490	1.00	7.49	2.81	7.49
#FFFFFF	7.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#094C93

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#40598D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#923658

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2490;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 36, 144);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.186 327.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36bb1',
    500: '#8e2490',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2490;
$custom-light: #b36bb1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2490",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 144
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 298.889,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47313,
    "c": 0.18606,
    "h": 327.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09026
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2490

secondary

#58BA56

accent

#E34548

background

#FBF6FA

surface

#F6ECF5

border

#D0C7CF

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2490

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

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