#8E2C97#8E2C97

#8E2C97 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.183 H 324.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2C97
RGB	rgb(142, 44, 151)
HSL	hsl(295, 55%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(295, 71%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(6%, 70.9%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.46, 54.79, -38.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.46, 66.85, 325.04°)
OKLab	oklab(48.46% 0.1483 -0.1066)
OKLCH	oklch(48.46% 0.183 324.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.6415, 9.7876, 30.2321)
Luminance	0.0979 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2C97 #35972C

analogous

#582C97 #8E2C97 #972C6A

triadic

#8E2C97 #978E2C #2C978E

tetradic

#8E2C97 #97582C #35972C #2C6A97

square

#8E2C97 #97582C #35972C #2C6A97

split-complementary

#8E2C97 #6A972C #2C9758

monochromatic

#351038 #611E68 #8E2C97 #BA3AC6 #CB6AD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.10

#8E2C97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96

#8E2C97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2C97

7.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2C97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2C97	1.00	7.10	2.96	7.10
#FFFFFF	7.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0E519A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#405C94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#913E5E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2c97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 44, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.183 324.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26eb6',
    500: '#8e2c97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2c97;
$custom-light: #b26eb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2c97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.953,
    "s": 54.872,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48463,
    "c": 0.18267,
    "h": 324.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09787
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2C97

secondary

#6CBA65

accent

#DE4A56

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110811

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2C97

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

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