#8E289B#8E289B

#8E289B is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.191 H 322.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E289B
RGB	rgb(142, 40, 155)
HSL	hsl(293, 59%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(293, 74%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.4%, 74.2%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.18, 57.00, -41.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.18, 70.31, 324.15°)
OKLab	oklab(48.34% 0.1522 -0.115)
OKLCH	oklch(48.34% 0.191 322.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.8299, 9.6360, 31.9248)
Luminance	0.0964 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E289B #359B28

analogous

#54289B #8E289B #9B286E

triadic

#8E289B #9B8E28 #289B8E

tetradic

#8E289B #9B5428 #359B28 #286E9B

square

#8E289B #9B5428 #359B28 #286E9B

split-complementary

#8E289B #6E9B28 #289B54

monochromatic

#350F3A #611B6A #8E289B #BA35CB #CB66D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.17

#8E289B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.93

#8E289B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E289B

7.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E289B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E289B	1.00	7.17	2.93	7.17
#FFFFFF	7.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00509E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A5B98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#903D5F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e289b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 40, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.191 322.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36db9',
    500: '#8e289b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e289b;
$custom-light: #b36db9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e289b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.217,
    "s": 58.974,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48342,
    "c": 0.19075,
    "h": 322.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09635
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E289B

secondary

#6CBD61

accent

#E24657

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110811

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E289B

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

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