#8E299F#8E299F

#8E299F is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.193 H 321.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E299F
RGB	rgb(142, 41, 159)
HSL	hsl(291, 59%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(291, 74%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.7%, 74.2%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.56, 57.38, -43.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.56, 71.70, 323.15°)
OKLab	oklab(48.69% 0.151 -0.1203)
OKLCH	oklch(48.69% 0.193 321.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.2056, 9.8409, 33.7347)
Luminance	0.0984 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E299F #3A9F29

analogous

#53299F #8E299F #9F2975

triadic

#8E299F #9F8E29 #299F8E

tetradic

#8E299F #9F5329 #3A9F29 #29759F

square

#8E299F #9F5329 #3A9F29 #29759F

split-complementary

#8E299F #759F29 #299F53

monochromatic

#37103E #631C6E #8E299F #B739CC #C96AD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.08

#8E299F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#8E299F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E299F

7.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E299F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E299F	1.00	7.08	2.97	7.08
#FFFFFF	7.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#385C9C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F4062

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e299f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 41, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.193 321.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36dbc',
    500: '#8e299f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e299f;
$custom-light: #b36dbc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e299f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.356,
    "s": 59,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48689,
    "c": 0.19305,
    "h": 321.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0984
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E299F

secondary

#72BF65

accent

#E2465C

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E299F

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

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