#8E269D#8E269D

#8E269D is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.195 H 322.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E269D
RGB	rgb(142, 38, 157)
HSL	hsl(292, 61%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(292, 76%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.6%, 75.8%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.06, 58.06, -42.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.06, 71.99, 323.75°)
OKLab	oklab(48.3% 0.154 -0.119)
OKLCH	oklch(48.3% 0.195 322.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.9336, 9.5724, 32.7948)
Luminance	0.0957 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E269D #359D26

analogous

#52269D #8E269D #9D2670

triadic

#8E269D #9D8E26 #269D8E

tetradic

#8E269D #9D5226 #359D26 #26709D

square

#8E269D #9D5226 #359D26 #26709D

split-complementary

#8E269D #709D26 #269D52

monochromatic

#350E3A #611A6C #8E269D #BA33CE #CB64D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.21

#8E269D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.91

#8E269D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E269D

7.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E269D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E269D	1.00	7.21	2.91	7.21
#FFFFFF	7.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#385B9A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#903D60

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e269d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 38, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.195 322.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36cba',
    500: '#8e269d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e269d;
$custom-light: #b36cba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e269d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.437,
    "s": 61.026,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48299,
    "c": 0.19461,
    "h": 322.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09571
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E269D

secondary

#6CBF60

accent

#E44458

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E269D

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

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