#8E2499#8E2499

#8E2499 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.193 H 323.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2499
RGB	rgb(142, 36, 153)
HSL	hsl(294, 62%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(294, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.2%, 76.5%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.58, 58.00, -40.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.58, 70.98, 324.79°)
OKLab	oklab(47.88% 0.1561 -0.1142)
OKLCH	oklch(47.88% 0.193 323.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.5355, 9.3135, 31.0049)
Luminance	0.0931 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2499 #2F9924

analogous

#542499 #8E2499 #99246A

triadic

#8E2499 #998E24 #24998E

tetradic

#8E2499 #995424 #2F9924 #246A99

square

#8E2499 #995424 #2F9924 #246A99

split-complementary

#8E2499 #6A9924 #249954

monochromatic

#320D36 #601867 #8E2499 #BC30CB #CE5ED9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.34

#8E2499 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.86

#8E2499 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2499

7.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2499	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2499	1.00	7.34	2.86	7.34
#FFFFFF	7.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004E9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A5A96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#913A5D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2499;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 36, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.193 323.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36bb7',
    500: '#8e2499',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2499;
$custom-light: #b36bb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2499",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.359,
    "s": 61.905,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47875,
    "c": 0.19338,
    "h": 323.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09312
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2499

secondary

#64BE5B

accent

#E54352

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2499

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

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