#8E2789#8E2789

#8E2789 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.177 H 330.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2789
RGB	rgb(142, 39, 137)
HSL	hsl(303, 57%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(303, 73%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.5%, 3.5%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.00, 54.19, -32.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.00, 62.96, 329.40°)
OKLab	oklab(47.16% 0.1534 -0.0884)
OKLCH	oklch(47.16% 0.177 330)
XYZ	xyz(16.3961, 9.0092, 24.5374)
Luminance	0.0901 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2789 #278E2C

analogous

#60278E #8E2789 #8E2755

triadic

#8E2789 #898E27 #27898E

tetradic

#8E2789 #8E6027 #278E2C #27558E

square

#8E2789 #8E6027 #278E2C #27558E

split-complementary

#8E2789 #558E27 #278E60

monochromatic

#2E0D2C #5E1A5B #8E2789 #BE34B7 #D25DCD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.50

#8E2789 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#8E2789 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2789

7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2789	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2789	1.00	7.50	2.80	7.50
#FFFFFF	7.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1C4C8C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#455A86

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#933455

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2789;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 39, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.177 330.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26cac',
    500: '#8e2789',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2789;
$custom-light: #b26cac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2789",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 302.913,
    "s": 56.906,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47159,
    "c": 0.17708,
    "h": 330
  },
  "luminance": 0.09008
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2789

secondary

#59B85E

accent

#E04F48

background

#FBF6FA

surface

#F6ECF4

border

#D0C7CE

text

#110710

muted

#807A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2789

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

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