#8E2591#8E2591

#8E2591 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.186 H 326.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2591
RGB	rgb(142, 37, 145)
HSL	hsl(298, 59%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(298, 74%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.1%, 74.5%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.21, 56.25, -36.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.21, 67.13, 326.93°)
OKLab	oklab(47.46% 0.1555 -0.1017)
OKLCH	oklch(47.46% 0.186 326.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.9274, 9.1194, 27.6512)
Luminance	0.0912 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2591 #289125

analogous

#582591 #8E2591 #91255E

triadic

#8E2591 #918E25 #25918E

tetradic

#8E2591 #915825 #289125 #255E91

square

#8E2591 #915825 #289125 #255E91

split-complementary

#8E2591 #5E9125 #259158

monochromatic

#2E0C2F #5E1960 #8E2591 #BE31C2 #D25BD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.44

#8E2591 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.82

#8E2591 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2591

7.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2591	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2591	1.00	7.44	2.82	7.44
#FFFFFF	7.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#094D94

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#405A8E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#923759

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2591;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 37, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.186 326.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36bb2',
    500: '#8e2591',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2591;
$custom-light: #b36bb2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2591",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 298.333,
    "s": 59.341,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47457,
    "c": 0.18578,
    "h": 326.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09118
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2591

secondary

#5BBA58

accent

#E3454A

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2591

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

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