#8E2995#8E2995

#8E2995 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.185 H 325.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2995
RGB	rgb(142, 41, 149)
HSL	hsl(296, 57%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(296, 72%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.7%, 72.5%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.94, 55.55, -37.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.94, 67.25, 325.69°)
OKLab	oklab(48.06% 0.1515 -0.1054)
OKLCH	oklch(48.06% 0.185 325.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.3727, 9.5077, 29.3481)
Luminance	0.0951 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2995 #309529

analogous

#582995 #8E2995 #952966

triadic

#8E2995 #958E29 #29958E

tetradic

#8E2995 #955829 #309529 #296695

square

#8E2995 #955829 #309529 #296695

split-complementary

#8E2995 #669529 #299558

monochromatic

#330F35 #601C65 #8E2995 #BC36C5 #CD64D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.24

#8E2995 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.90

#8E2995 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2995

7.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2995	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2995	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)

#0A4F98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F5B92

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#913B5C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2995;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 41, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.185 325.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26db5',
    500: '#8e2995',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2995;
$custom-light: #b26db5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2995",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.111,
    "s": 56.842,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48056,
    "c": 0.18455,
    "h": 325.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09507
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2995

secondary

#65BA60

accent

#E04852

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110811

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2995

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

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