#8E2897#8E2897

#8E2897 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.187 H 324.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2897
RGB	rgb(142, 40, 151)
HSL	hsl(295, 58%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(295, 74%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(6%, 73.5%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.94, 56.27, -39.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.94, 68.54, 325.18°)
OKLab	oklab(48.09% 0.1524 -0.109)
OKLCH	oklch(48.09% 0.187 324.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.4996, 9.5038, 30.1848)
Luminance	0.0950 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2897 #319728

analogous

#562897 #8E2897 #972869

triadic

#8E2897 #978E28 #28978E

tetradic

#8E2897 #975628 #319728 #286997

square

#8E2897 #975628 #319728 #286997

split-complementary

#8E2897 #699728 #289756

monochromatic

#330E36 #611B67 #8E2897 #BB35C7 #CD64D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.24

#8E2897 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.90

#8E2897 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2897

7.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2897	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2897	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)

#004F9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D5B94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#913B5D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2897;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 40, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.187 324.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36db6',
    500: '#8e2897',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2897;
$custom-light: #b36db6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2897",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.135,
    "s": 58.115,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48089,
    "c": 0.18738,
    "h": 324.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09503
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2897

secondary

#67BC5F

accent

#E14653

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110811

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2897

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

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