#8E2C8B#8E2C8B
#8E2C8B is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.173 H 329.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E2C8B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 44, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(302, 53%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(302, 69%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 69%, 2.1%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.78, 52.65, -32.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.78, 61.65, 328.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.75% 0.1481 -0.0885) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.75% 0.173 329.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.7161, 9.4174, 25.3584) |
| Luminance | 0.0942 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 1.52
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 4.06
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 4.52
Light Eggplant
#894585
ΔE00 5.66
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 5.96
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 6.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E2C8B #2C8E2F
analogous
#602C8E #8E2C8B #8E2C5A
triadic
#8E2C8B #8B8E2C #2C8B8E
tetradic
#8E2C8B #8E602C #2C8E2F #2C5A8E
square
#8E2C8B #8E602C #2C8E2F #2C5A8E
split-complementary
#8E2C8B #5A8E2C #2C8E60
monochromatic
#310F30 #5F1E5D #8E2C8B #BD3AB9 #CF65CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.28
#8E2C8B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.88
#8E2C8B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E2C8B
7.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E2C8B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E2C8B | 1.00 | 7.28 | 2.88 | 7.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#204E8E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#475B88
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#933958
Achromatopsia (no color)
#565656
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e2c8b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 44, 139); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.173 329.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b26ead',
500: '#8e2c8b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e2c8b; $custom-light: #b26ead; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e2c8b",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 44,
"b": 139
},
"hsl": {
"h": 301.837,
"s": 52.688,
"l": 36.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47751,
"c": 0.17255,
"h": 329.2
},
"luminance": 0.09416
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E2C8B
secondary
#60B663
accent
#DC504C
background
#FBF6FA
surface
#F6ECF4
border
#D0C7CE
text
#110810
muted
#807B7F