#8E2C8E#8E2C8E
#8E2C8E is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.175 H 327.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E2C8E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 44, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 53%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(300, 69%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 69%, 0%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.94, 53.18, -33.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.94, 62.92, 327.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.92% 0.1483 -0.093) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.92% 0.175 327.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.9383, 9.5063, 26.5287) |
| Luminance | 0.0950 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 1.60
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 3.87
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 4.43
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 5.87
Light Eggplant
#894585
ΔE00 5.91
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 5.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E2C8E #2C8E2C
analogous
#5D2C8E #8E2C8E #8E2C5D
triadic
#8E2C8E #8E8E2C #2C8E8E
tetradic
#8E2C8E #8E5D2C #2C8E2C #2C5D8E
square
#8E2C8E #8E5D2C #2C8E2C #2C5D8E
split-complementary
#8E2C8E #5D8E2C #2C8E5D
monochromatic
#310F31 #5F1E5F #8E2C8E #BD3ABD #CF65CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.24
#8E2C8E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.90
#8E2C8E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E2C8E
7.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E2C8E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E2C8E | 1.00 | 7.24 | 2.90 | 7.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1D4F91
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#455B8B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#923A59
Achromatopsia (no color)
#575757
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e2c8e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 44, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.175 327.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b26eaf',
500: '#8e2c8e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e2c8e; $custom-light: #b26eaf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e2c8e",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 44,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 300,
"s": 52.688,
"l": 36.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47924,
"c": 0.17504,
"h": 327.9
},
"luminance": 0.09505
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E2C8E
secondary
#60B660
accent
#DC4C4C
background
#FBF6FA
surface
#F6ECF4
border
#D0C7CE
text
#110810
muted
#807B7F