#8E2491#8E2491

#8E2491 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.187 H 326.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2491
RGB	rgb(142, 36, 145)
HSL	hsl(298, 60%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(298, 75%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.1%, 75.2%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.10, 56.59, -36.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.10, 67.51, 326.95°)
OKLab	oklab(47.37% 0.1564 -0.1022)
OKLCH	oklch(47.37% 0.187 326.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.8968, 9.0580, 27.6410)
Luminance	0.0906 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2491 #279124

analogous

#582491 #8E2491 #91245D

triadic

#8E2491 #918E24 #24918E

tetradic

#8E2491 #915824 #279124 #245D91

square

#8E2491 #915824 #279124 #245D91

split-complementary

#8E2491 #5D9124 #249158

monochromatic

#2E0C2F #5E1860 #8E2491 #BE30C2 #D259D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.47

#8E2491 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.81

#8E2491 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2491

7.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2491	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2491	1.00	7.47	2.81	7.47
#FFFFFF	7.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#064C94

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F598E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#923659

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2491;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 36, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.187 326.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36bb2',
    500: '#8e2491',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2491;
$custom-light: #b36bb2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2491",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 298.349,
    "s": 60.221,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47374,
    "c": 0.18686,
    "h": 326.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09057
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2491

secondary

#59BA56

accent

#E34449

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2491

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

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