#8E256E#8E256E

#8E256E is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.160 H 342.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E256E
RGB	rgb(142, 37, 110)
HSL	hsl(318, 59%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(318, 74%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.9%, 22.5%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.40, 50.74, -17.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.40, 53.73, 340.80°)
OKLab	oklab(45.56% 0.1526 -0.0473)
OKLCH	oklch(45.56% 0.16 342.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.6319, 8.2012, 15.5612)
Luminance	0.0820 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E256E #258E45

analogous

#7A258E #8E256E #8E2539

triadic

#8E256E #6E8E25 #256E8E

tetradic

#8E256E #8E7A25 #258E45 #25398E

square

#8E256E #8E7A25 #258E45 #25398E

split-complementary

#8E256E #398E25 #258E7A

monochromatic

#2D0C23 #5D1848 #8E256E #BF3294 #D45AAF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.95

#8E256E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#8E256E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E256E

7.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E256E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E256E	1.00	7.95	2.64	7.95
#FFFFFF	7.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F4670

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#50576C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#972646

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e256e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 37, 110);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.160 342.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36a97',
    500: '#8e256e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e256e;
$custom-light: #b36a97;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e256e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 110
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 318.286,
    "s": 58.659,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45561,
    "c": 0.15974,
    "h": 342.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.082
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E256E

secondary

#56B974

accent

#E27546

background

#FBF6F9

surface

#F6ECF2

border

#D0C7CC

text

#11070D

muted

#807A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E256E

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

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