#8E2797#8E2797

#8E2797 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.189 H 324.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2797
RGB	rgb(142, 39, 151)
HSL	hsl(295, 59%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(295, 74%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(6%, 74.2%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.81, 56.62, -39.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.81, 68.95, 325.21°)
OKLab	oklab(48% 0.1534 -0.1096)
OKLCH	oklch(48% 0.189 324.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.4663, 9.4373, 30.1738)
Luminance	0.0944 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2797 #309727

analogous

#562797 #8E2797 #972768

triadic

#8E2797 #978E27 #27978E

tetradic

#8E2797 #975627 #309727 #276897

square

#8E2797 #975627 #309727 #276897

split-complementary

#8E2797 #689727 #279756

monochromatic

#330E36 #601A66 #8E2797 #BC34C8 #CD62D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.27

#8E2797 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#8E2797 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2797

7.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2797	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2797	1.00	7.27	2.89	7.27
#FFFFFF	7.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004F9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D5B94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#913B5D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2797;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 39, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.189 324.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36cb6',
    500: '#8e2797',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2797;
$custom-light: #b36cb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2797",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.179,
    "s": 58.947,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48001,
    "c": 0.18851,
    "h": 324.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09436
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2797

secondary

#65BC5E

accent

#E24652

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110811

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2797

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

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