#8E269E#8E269E
#8E269E is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.195 H 321.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E269E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 38, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(292, 61%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(292, 76%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.1%, 75.9%, 0%, 38%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.13, 58.24, -43.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.13, 72.44, 323.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.36% 0.1539 -0.1205) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.36% 0.195 321.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.0193, 9.6067, 33.2463) |
| Luminance | 0.0961 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 3.66
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 3.99
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 4.20
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 4.57
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 5.85
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 6.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E269E #369E26
analogous
#52269E #8E269E #9E2672
triadic
#8E269E #9E8E26 #269E8E
tetradic
#8E269E #9E5226 #369E26 #26729E
square
#8E269E #9E5226 #369E26 #26729E
split-complementary
#8E269E #729E26 #269E52
monochromatic
#350E3B #621A6D #8E269E #B933CE #CA65DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.19
#8E269E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.92
#8E269E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E269E
7.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E269E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E269E | 1.00 | 7.19 | 2.92 | 7.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0050A1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#375B9B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#903D61
Achromatopsia (no color)
#575757
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e269e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 38, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.195 321.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b36cbb',
500: '#8e269e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e269e; $custom-light: #b36cbb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e269e",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 38,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 292,
"s": 61.224,
"l": 38.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48364,
"c": 0.19546,
"h": 321.9
},
"luminance": 0.09606
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E269E
secondary
#6DC060
accent
#E44359
background
#FBF6FB
surface
#F6ECF6
border
#D0C7D0
text
#110812
muted
#807B81