#8E2794#8E2794

#8E2794 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.186 H 325.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2794
RGB	rgb(142, 39, 148)
HSL	hsl(297, 58%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(297, 74%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.1%, 73.6%, 0%, 42%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.63, 56.09, -37.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.63, 67.63, 326.03°)
OKLab	oklab(47.81% 0.1535 -0.1051)
OKLCH	oklch(47.81% 0.186 325.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.2258, 9.3411, 28.9069)
Luminance	0.0934 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2794 #2D9427

analogous

#582794 #8E2794 #942764

triadic

#8E2794 #948E27 #27948E

tetradic

#8E2794 #945827 #2D9427 #276494

square

#8E2794 #945827 #2D9427 #276494

split-complementary

#8E2794 #649427 #279458

monochromatic

#310D33 #601A64 #8E2794 #BC34C4 #CF60D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.32

#8E2794 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.87

#8E2794 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2794

7.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2794	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2794	1.00	7.32	2.87	7.32
#FFFFFF	7.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#064E97

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F5B91

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#91395B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2794;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 39, 148);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.186 325.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36cb4',
    500: '#8e2794',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2794;
$custom-light: #b36cb4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2794",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 148
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.697,
    "s": 58.289,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47814,
    "c": 0.18602,
    "h": 325.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.0934
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2794

secondary

#61BB5C

accent

#E2464F

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2794

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

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