#8E299E#8E299E

#8E299E is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.192 H 321.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E299E
RGB	rgb(142, 41, 158)
HSL	hsl(292, 59%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(292, 74%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.1%, 74.1%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.49, 57.19, -42.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.49, 71.25, 323.39°)
OKLab	oklab(48.62% 0.1511 -0.1188)
OKLCH	oklch(48.62% 0.192 321.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.1192, 9.8063, 33.2795)
Luminance	0.0980 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E299E #399E29

analogous

#54299E #8E299E #9E2974

triadic

#8E299E #9E8E29 #299E8E

tetradic

#8E299E #9E5429 #399E29 #29749E

square

#8E299E #9E5429 #399E29 #29749E

split-complementary

#8E299E #749E29 #299E54

monochromatic

#37103D #621C6D #8E299E #B739CC #C969D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.09

#8E299E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96

#8E299E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E299E

7.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E299E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E299E	1.00	7.09	2.96	7.09
#FFFFFF	7.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#395C9B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#903F61

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e299e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 41, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.192 321.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36dbb',
    500: '#8e299e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e299e;
$custom-light: #b36dbb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e299e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.795,
    "s": 58.794,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48624,
    "c": 0.1922,
    "h": 321.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09805
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E299E

secondary

#71BF64

accent

#E2465B

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E299E

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

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