#8E2498#8E2498

#8E2498 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.193 H 324.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2498
RGB	rgb(142, 36, 152)
HSL	hsl(295, 62%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(295, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.6%, 76.3%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.52, 57.82, -40.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.52, 70.54, 325.05°)
OKLab	oklab(47.81% 0.1561 -0.1127)
OKLCH	oklch(47.81% 0.193 324.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.4532, 9.2806, 30.5717)
Luminance	0.0928 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2498 #2E9824

analogous

#542498 #8E2498 #982468

triadic

#8E2498 #988E24 #24988E

tetradic

#8E2498 #985424 #2E9824 #246898

square

#8E2498 #985424 #2E9824 #246898

split-complementary

#8E2498 #689824 #249854

monochromatic

#320D35 #601867 #8E2498 #BC30C9 #CE5ED9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.35

#8E2498 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.86

#8E2498 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2498

7.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2498	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2498	1.00	7.35	2.86	7.35
#FFFFFF	7.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004E9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A5A95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#91395D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2498;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 36, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.193 324.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36bb7',
    500: '#8e2498',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2498;
$custom-light: #b36bb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2498",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.828,
    "s": 61.702,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47811,
    "c": 0.19256,
    "h": 324.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.0928
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2498

secondary

#63BE5A

accent

#E54351

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2498

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

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