#8E2895#8E2895

#8E2895 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.186 H 325.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2895
RGB	rgb(142, 40, 149)
HSL	hsl(296, 58%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(296, 73%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.7%, 73.2%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.82, 55.91, -38.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.82, 67.67, 325.72°)
OKLab	oklab(47.97% 0.1525 -0.106)
OKLCH	oklch(47.97% 0.186 325.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.3385, 9.4394, 29.3367)
Luminance	0.0944 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2895 #2F9528

analogous

#582895 #8E2895 #952866

triadic

#8E2895 #958E28 #28958E

tetradic

#8E2895 #955828 #2F9528 #286695

square

#8E2895 #955828 #2F9528 #286695

split-complementary

#8E2895 #669528 #289558

monochromatic

#320E35 #601B65 #8E2895 #BC35C5 #CE62D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.27

#8E2895 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#8E2895 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2895

7.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2895	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2895	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)

#064F98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F5B92

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#913A5C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2895;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 40, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.186 325.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26db5',
    500: '#8e2895',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2895;
$custom-light: #b26db5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2895",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.147,
    "s": 57.672,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47965,
    "c": 0.18571,
    "h": 325.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09438
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2895

secondary

#64BB5E

accent

#E14751

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110811

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2895

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

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