#8E258B#8E258B

#8E258B is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.181 H 329.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E258B
RGB	rgb(142, 37, 139)
HSL	hsl(302, 59%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(302, 74%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.9%, 2.1%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.87, 55.23, -33.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.87, 64.59, 328.76°)
OKLab	oklab(47.1% 0.1555 -0.0926)
OKLCH	oklch(47.1% 0.181 329.2)
XYZ	xyz(16.4770, 8.9392, 25.2787)
Luminance	0.0894 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E258B #258E28

analogous

#5C258E #8E258B #8E2557

triadic

#8E258B #8B8E25 #258B8E

tetradic

#8E258B #8E5C25 #258E28 #25578E

square

#8E258B #8E5C25 #258E28 #25578E

split-complementary

#8E258B #578E25 #258E5C

monochromatic

#2D0C2C #5D185B #8E258B #BF32BB #D45AD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.53

#8E258B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#8E258B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E258B

7.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E258B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E258B	1.00	7.53	2.79	7.53
#FFFFFF	7.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#164B8E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#435988

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#933456

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e258b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 37, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.181 329.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26bad',
    500: '#8e258b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e258b;
$custom-light: #b26bad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e258b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 301.714,
    "s": 58.659,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47098,
    "c": 0.18097,
    "h": 329.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08938
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E258B

secondary

#56B959

accent

#E24A46

background

#FBF6FA

surface

#F6ECF4

border

#D0C7CE

text

#110710

muted

#807A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E258B

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

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