#8E259D#8E259D

#8E259D is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.196 H 322.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E259D
RGB	rgb(142, 37, 157)
HSL	hsl(293, 62%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(293, 76%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.6%, 76.4%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.95, 58.39, -42.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.95, 72.37, 323.78°)
OKLab	oklab(48.22% 0.1549 -0.1196)
OKLCH	oklch(48.22% 0.196 322.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.9021, 9.5093, 32.7843)
Luminance	0.0951 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E259D #349D25

analogous

#52259D #8E259D #9D2570

triadic

#8E259D #9D8E25 #259D8E

tetradic

#8E259D #9D5225 #349D25 #25709D

square

#8E259D #9D5225 #349D25 #25709D

split-complementary

#8E259D #709D25 #259D52

monochromatic

#340E3A #61196B #8E259D #BB31CE #CB62DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.24

#8E259D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.90

#8E259D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E259D

7.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E259D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E259D	1.00	7.24	2.90	7.24
#FFFFFF	7.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FA0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#375B9A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#903C60

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e259d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 37, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.196 322.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36cba',
    500: '#8e259d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e259d;
$custom-light: #b36cba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e259d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.5,
    "s": 61.856,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48216,
    "c": 0.19566,
    "h": 322.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09508
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E259D

secondary

#6ABF5E

accent

#E54357

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110712

muted

#807A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E259D

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

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