#8E258D#8E258D

#8E258D is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.183 H 328.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E258D
RGB	rgb(142, 37, 141)
HSL	hsl(301, 59%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(301, 74%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.9%, 0.7%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.98, 55.57, -34.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.98, 65.43, 328.13°)
OKLab	oklab(47.22% 0.1555 -0.0956)
OKLCH	oklch(47.22% 0.183 328.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.6244, 8.9982, 26.0554)
Luminance	0.0900 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E258D #258E26

analogous

#5A258E #8E258D #8E2559

triadic

#8E258D #8D8E25 #258D8E

tetradic

#8E258D #8E5A25 #258E26 #25598E

square

#8E258D #8E5A25 #258E26 #25598E

split-complementary

#8E258D #598E25 #258E5A

monochromatic

#2D0C2D #5D185D #8E258D #BF32BD #D45AD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.50

#8E258D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#8E258D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E258D

7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E258D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E258D	1.00	7.50	2.80	7.50
#FFFFFF	7.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#124C90

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#42598A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#933557

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e258d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 37, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.183 328.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26baf',
    500: '#8e258d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e258d;
$custom-light: #b26baf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e258d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300.571,
    "s": 58.659,
    "l": 35.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47216,
    "c": 0.18257,
    "h": 328.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08997
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E258D

secondary

#56B957

accent

#E24746

background

#FBF6FA

surface

#F6ECF4

border

#D0C7CE

text

#110710

muted

#807A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E258D

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

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