#8E2894#8E2894

#8E2894 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.185 H 325.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2894
RGB	rgb(142, 40, 148)
HSL	hsl(297, 57%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(297, 73%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.1%, 73%, 0%, 42%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.76, 55.73, -37.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.76, 67.23, 326.00°)
OKLab	oklab(47.9% 0.1525 -0.1045)
OKLCH	oklch(47.9% 0.185 325.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.2590, 9.4076, 28.9180)
Luminance	0.0941 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2894 #2E9428

analogous

#582894 #8E2894 #942864

triadic

#8E2894 #948E28 #28948E

tetradic

#8E2894 #945828 #2E9428 #286494

square

#8E2894 #945828 #2E9428 #286494

split-complementary

#8E2894 #649428 #289458

monochromatic

#320E34 #601B64 #8E2894 #BC35C4 #CE62D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.29

#8E2894 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.88

#8E2894 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2894

7.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2894	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2894	1.00	7.29	2.88	7.29
#FFFFFF	7.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#094E97

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F5B91

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#913A5C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2894;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 40, 148);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.185 325.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26db4',
    500: '#8e2894',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2894;
$custom-light: #b26db4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2894",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 148
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.667,
    "s": 57.447,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47904,
    "c": 0.18488,
    "h": 325.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09406
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2894

secondary

#63BA5E

accent

#E14750

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110811

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2894

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

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