#8E2497#8E2497

#8E2497 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.192 H 324.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2497
RGB	rgb(142, 36, 151)
HSL	hsl(295, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(295, 76%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(6%, 76.2%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.46, 57.64, -39.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.46, 70.11, 325.31°)
OKLab	oklab(47.75% 0.1562 -0.1112)
OKLCH	oklch(47.75% 0.192 324.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.3717, 9.2480, 30.1422)
Luminance	0.0925 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2497 #2D9724

analogous

#552497 #8E2497 #972467

triadic

#8E2497 #978E24 #24978E

tetradic

#8E2497 #975524 #2D9724 #246797

square

#8E2497 #975524 #2D9724 #246797

split-complementary

#8E2497 #679724 #249755

monochromatic

#310C34 #601866 #8E2497 #BC30C8 #CF5DD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.37

#8E2497 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.85

#8E2497 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2497

7.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2497	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2497	1.00	7.37	2.85	7.37
#FFFFFF	7.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004E9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B5A94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#91395C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2497;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 36, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.192 324.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36bb6',
    500: '#8e2497',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2497;
$custom-light: #b36bb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2497",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.304,
    "s": 61.497,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47748,
    "c": 0.19174,
    "h": 324.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09247
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2497

secondary

#61BD5A

accent

#E54350

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2497

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

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