#8E2799#8E2799

#8E2799 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.190 H 323.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2799
RGB	rgb(142, 39, 153)
HSL	hsl(294, 59%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(294, 75%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.2%, 74.5%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.93, 56.98, -40.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.93, 69.83, 324.69°)
OKLab	oklab(48.13% 0.1533 -0.1126)
OKLCH	oklch(48.13% 0.19 323.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.6301, 9.5028, 31.0364)
Luminance	0.0950 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2799 #329927

analogous

#552799 #8E2799 #99276B

triadic

#8E2799 #998E27 #27998E

tetradic

#8E2799 #995527 #329927 #276B99

square

#8E2799 #995527 #329927 #276B99

split-complementary

#8E2799 #6B9927 #279955

monochromatic

#330E37 #611B68 #8E2799 #BB33CA #CC63D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.24

#8E2799 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.90

#8E2799 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2799

7.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2799	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2799	1.00	7.24	2.90	7.24
#FFFFFF	7.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004F9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B5B96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#913C5E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2799;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 39, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.190 323.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36cb7',
    500: '#8e2799',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2799;
$custom-light: #b36cb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2799",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.211,
    "s": 59.375,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48127,
    "c": 0.19018,
    "h": 323.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09502
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2799

secondary

#68BD5F

accent

#E34554

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110811

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2799

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

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