#8E2599#8E2599

#8E2599 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.192 H 323.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2599
RGB	rgb(142, 37, 153)
HSL	hsl(294, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(294, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.2%, 75.8%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.70, 57.67, -40.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.70, 70.61, 324.76°)
OKLab	oklab(47.96% 0.1552 -0.1137)
OKLCH	oklch(47.96% 0.192 323.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.5662, 9.3749, 31.0151)
Luminance	0.0937 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2599 #309925

analogous

#542599 #8E2599 #99256A

triadic

#8E2599 #998E25 #25998E

tetradic

#8E2599 #995425 #309925 #256A99

square

#8E2599 #995425 #309925 #256A99

split-complementary

#8E2599 #6A9925 #259954

monochromatic

#330D36 #601968 #8E2599 #BC31CA #CD60D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.30

#8E2599 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.87

#8E2599 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2599

7.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2599	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2599	1.00	7.30	2.87	7.30
#FFFFFF	7.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004E9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A5A96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#913B5E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2599;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 37, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.192 323.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36bb7',
    500: '#8e2599',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2599;
$custom-light: #b36bb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2599",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.31,
    "s": 61.053,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47957,
    "c": 0.19233,
    "h": 323.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09374
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2599

secondary

#65BE5C

accent

#E44453

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2599

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

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