#8E299D#8E299D

#8E299D is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.191 H 322.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E299D
RGB	rgb(142, 41, 157)
HSL	hsl(292, 59%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(292, 74%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.6%, 73.9%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.43, 57.01, -41.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.43, 70.80, 323.63°)
OKLab	oklab(48.56% 0.1511 -0.1173)
OKLCH	oklch(48.56% 0.191 322.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.0334, 9.7720, 32.8281)
Luminance	0.0977 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E299D #389D29

analogous

#54299D #8E299D #9D2972

triadic

#8E299D #9D8E29 #299D8E

tetradic

#8E299D #9D5429 #389D29 #29729D

square

#8E299D #9D5429 #389D29 #29729D

split-complementary

#8E299D #729D29 #299D54

monochromatic

#36103C #621C6C #8E299D #B838CB #C969D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.11

#8E299D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.95

#8E299D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E299D

7.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E299D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E299D	1.00	7.11	2.95	7.11
#FFFFFF	7.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#395C9A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#903F61

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e299d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 41, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.191 322.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36dba',
    500: '#8e299d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e299d;
$custom-light: #b36dba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e299d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.241,
    "s": 58.586,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48559,
    "c": 0.19134,
    "h": 322.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09771
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E299D

secondary

#6FBE64

accent

#E2465A

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E299D

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

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