#8E249B#8E249B

#8E249B is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.195 H 323.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E249B
RGB	rgb(142, 36, 155)
HSL	hsl(293, 62%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(293, 77%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.4%, 76.8%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.71, 58.36, -41.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.71, 71.86, 324.30°)
OKLab	oklab(48% 0.1559 -0.1172)
OKLCH	oklch(48% 0.195 323.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.7020, 9.3802, 31.8821)
Luminance	0.0938 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E249B #319B24

analogous

#52249B #8E249B #9B246D

triadic

#8E249B #9B8E24 #249B8E

tetradic

#8E249B #9B5224 #319B24 #246D9B

square

#8E249B #9B5224 #319B24 #246D9B

split-complementary

#8E249B #6D9B24 #249B52

monochromatic

#330D38 #611869 #8E249B #BB30CD #CD5FDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.30

#8E249B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.88

#8E249B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E249B

7.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E249B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E249B	1.00	7.30	2.88	7.30
#FFFFFF	7.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004F9E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#385A98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#903B5E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e249b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 36, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.195 323.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36bb9',
    500: '#8e249b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e249b;
$custom-light: #b36bb9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e249b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.445,
    "s": 62.304,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48004,
    "c": 0.19502,
    "h": 323.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09379
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E249B

secondary

#67BF5C

accent

#E54254

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E249B

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

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