#8E2492#8E2492

#8E2492 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.188 H 326.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2492
RGB	rgb(142, 36, 146)
HSL	hsl(298, 60%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(298, 75%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.7%, 75.3%, 0%, 42.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.16, 56.76, -37.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.16, 67.94, 326.67°)
OKLab	oklab(47.44% 0.1564 -0.1037)
OKLCH	oklch(47.44% 0.188 326.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.9742, 9.0890, 28.0489)
Luminance	0.0909 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2492 #289224

analogous

#572492 #8E2492 #92245F

triadic

#8E2492 #928E24 #24928E

tetradic

#8E2492 #925724 #289224 #245F92

square

#8E2492 #925724 #289224 #245F92

split-complementary

#8E2492 #5F9224 #249257

monochromatic

#2F0C30 #5E1861 #8E2492 #BE30C3 #D25AD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.45

#8E2492 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.82

#8E2492 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2492

7.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2492	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2492	1.00	7.45	2.82	7.45
#FFFFFF	7.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#034D95

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F5A8F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#923759

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2492;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 36, 146);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.188 326.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36bb2',
    500: '#8e2492',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2492;
$custom-light: #b36bb2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2492",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 146
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.818,
    "s": 60.44,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47435,
    "c": 0.18767,
    "h": 326.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09088
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2492

secondary

#5BBB57

accent

#E4444A

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2492

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

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