#8E289A#8E289A
#8E289A is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.190 H 323.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E289A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 40, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(294, 59%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(294, 74%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.8%, 74%, 0%, 39.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.12, 56.81, -40.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.12, 69.87, 324.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.28% 0.1523 -0.1135) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.28% 0.19 323.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.7463, 9.6025, 31.4843) |
| Luminance | 0.0960 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 3.46
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 3.74
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 4.08
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 4.35
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 6.02
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 6.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E289A #349A28
analogous
#55289A #8E289A #9A286D
triadic
#8E289A #9A8E28 #289A8E
tetradic
#8E289A #9A5528 #349A28 #286D9A
square
#8E289A #9A5528 #349A28 #286D9A
split-complementary
#8E289A #6D9A28 #289A55
monochromatic
#340F39 #611B69 #8E289A #BB35CA #CB65D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.19
#8E289A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.92
#8E289A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E289A
7.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E289A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E289A | 1.00 | 7.19 | 2.92 | 7.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#00509D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3B5B97
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#903D5F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#575757
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e289a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 40, 154); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.190 323.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b36db8',
500: '#8e289a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e289a; $custom-light: #b36db8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e289a",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 40,
"b": 154
},
"hsl": {
"h": 293.684,
"s": 58.763,
"l": 38.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48278,
"c": 0.18991,
"h": 323.3
},
"luminance": 0.09601
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E289A
secondary
#6ABD61
accent
#E24656
background
#FBF6FB
surface
#F6ECF6
border
#D0C7D0
text
#110811
muted
#807B80