#8E2790#8E2790

#8E2790 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.183 H 327.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2790
RGB	rgb(142, 39, 144)
HSL	hsl(299, 57%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(299, 73%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(1.4%, 72.9%, 0%, 43.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.40, 55.39, -35.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.40, 65.91, 327.18°)
OKLab	oklab(47.57% 0.1535 -0.0991)
OKLCH	oklch(47.57% 0.183 327.2)
XYZ	xyz(16.9146, 9.2166, 27.2682)
Luminance	0.0921 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2790 #299027

analogous

#592790 #8E2790 #90275D

triadic

#8E2790 #908E27 #27908E

tetradic

#8E2790 #905927 #299027 #275D90

square

#8E2790 #905927 #299027 #275D90

split-complementary

#8E2790 #5D9027 #279059

monochromatic

#2F0D30 #5F1A60 #8E2790 #BD34C0 #D15ED3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.39

#8E2790 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.84

#8E2790 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2790

7.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2790	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2790	1.00	7.39	2.84	7.39
#FFFFFF	7.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#114D93

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#415A8D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#923759

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2790;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 39, 144);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.183 327.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26cb1',
    500: '#8e2790',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2790;
$custom-light: #b26cb1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2790",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 144
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 298.857,
    "s": 57.377,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47571,
    "c": 0.18273,
    "h": 327.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09215
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2790

secondary

#5CB95A

accent

#E1474A

background

#FBF6FA

surface

#F6ECF5

border

#D0C7CF

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2790

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

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