#8E269C#8E269C
#8E269C is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.194 H 322.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E269C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 38, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(293, 61%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(293, 76%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9%, 75.6%, 0%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.00, 57.87, -42.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.00, 71.55, 323.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.23% 0.154 -0.1176) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.23% 0.194 322.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.8486, 9.5384, 32.3470) |
| Luminance | 0.0954 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 3.77
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 3.80
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 3.90
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 4.34
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 6.03
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 6.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E269C #349C26
analogous
#53269C #8E269C #9C266F
triadic
#8E269C #9C8E26 #269C8E
tetradic
#8E269C #9C5326 #349C26 #266F9C
square
#8E269C #9C5326 #349C26 #266F9C
split-complementary
#8E269C #6F9C26 #269C53
monochromatic
#340E3A #611A6B #8E269C #BB32CD #CB63D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.22
#8E269C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.91
#8E269C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E269C
7.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E269C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E269C | 1.00 | 7.22 | 2.91 | 7.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004F9F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#395B99
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#903C60
Achromatopsia (no color)
#575757
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e269c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 38, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.194 322.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b36cba',
500: '#8e269c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e269c; $custom-light: #b36cba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e269c",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 38,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 292.881,
"s": 60.825,
"l": 38.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48234,
"c": 0.19377,
"h": 322.6
},
"luminance": 0.09537
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E269C
secondary
#6ABF5F
accent
#E44457
background
#FBF6FB
surface
#F6ECF6
border
#D0C7D0
text
#110812
muted
#807B81