#8E2885#8E2885

#8E2885 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.173 H 331.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2885
RGB	rgb(142, 40, 133)
HSL	hsl(305, 56%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(305, 72%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.8%, 6.3%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.91, 53.16, -29.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.91, 60.90, 330.79°)
OKLab	oklab(47.02% 0.1522 -0.0817)
OKLCH	oklch(47.02% 0.173 331.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.1478, 8.9631, 23.0653)
Luminance	0.0896 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2885 #288E31

analogous

#64288E #8E2885 #8E2852

triadic

#8E2885 #858E28 #28858E

tetradic

#8E2885 #8E6428 #288E31 #28528E

square

#8E2885 #8E6428 #288E31 #28528E

split-complementary

#8E2885 #528E28 #288E64

monochromatic

#2F0D2C #5E1B58 #8E2885 #BE35B2 #D25FC8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.52

#8E2885 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#8E2885 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2885

7.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2885	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2885	1.00	7.52	2.79	7.52
#FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#214B88

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#485A82

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#943353

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2885;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 40, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.173 331.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26ca9',
    500: '#8e2885',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2885;
$custom-light: #b26ca9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2885",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 305.294,
    "s": 56.044,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47024,
    "c": 0.17272,
    "h": 331.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08962
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2885

secondary

#5BB763

accent

#DF5648

background

#FBF6FA

surface

#F6ECF4

border

#D0C7CE

text

#110710

muted

#807A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2885

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

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