#8E2999#8E2999

#8E2999 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.188 H 323.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2999
RGB	rgb(142, 41, 153)
HSL	hsl(294, 58%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(294, 73%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.2%, 73.2%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.18, 56.27, -39.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.18, 69.02, 324.62°)
OKLab	oklab(48.31% 0.1513 -0.1114)
OKLCH	oklch(48.31% 0.188 323.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.6975, 9.6376, 31.0589)
Luminance	0.0964 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2999 #349929

analogous

#562999 #8E2999 #99296C

triadic

#8E2999 #998E29 #29998E

tetradic

#8E2999 #995629 #349929 #296C99

square

#8E2999 #995629 #349929 #296C99

split-complementary

#8E2999 #6C9929 #299956

monochromatic

#340F38 #611C69 #8E2999 #BB36C9 #CB66D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.17

#8E2999 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.93

#8E2999 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2999

7.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2999	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2999	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)

#00509C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C5B96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#903D5F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2999;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 41, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.188 323.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36db7',
    500: '#8e2999',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2999;
$custom-light: #b36db7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2999",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.107,
    "s": 57.732,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48305,
    "c": 0.18793,
    "h": 323.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09637
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2999

secondary

#6ABC62

accent

#E14756

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110811

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2999

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

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