#8E249E#8E249E

#8E249E is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.198 H 322.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E249E
RGB	rgb(142, 36, 158)
HSL	hsl(292, 63%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(292, 77%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.1%, 77.2%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.90, 58.90, -43.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.90, 73.19, 323.59°)
OKLab	oklab(48.2% 0.1557 -0.1216)
OKLCH	oklch(48.2% 0.198 322)
XYZ	xyz(17.9571, 9.4822, 33.2255)
Luminance	0.0948 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E249E #349E24

analogous

#51249E #8E249E #9E2471

triadic

#8E249E #9E8E24 #249E8E

tetradic

#8E249E #9E5124 #349E24 #24719E

square

#8E249E #9E5124 #349E24 #24719E

split-complementary

#8E249E #719E24 #249E51

monochromatic

#340D3A #61196C #8E249E #BB2FD0 #CB61DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.25

#8E249E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.90

#8E249E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E249E

7.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E249E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E249E	1.00	7.25	2.90	7.25
#FFFFFF	7.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FA1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#365B9B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#903C60

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e249e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 36, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.198 322.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36bbb',
    500: '#8e249e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e249e;
$custom-light: #b36bbb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e249e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.131,
    "s": 62.887,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.482,
    "c": 0.19751,
    "h": 322
  },
  "luminance": 0.09481
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E249E

secondary

#6AC05E

accent

#E64257

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110712

muted

#807A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E249E

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