#8E2C98#8E2C98

#8E2C98 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.184 H 323.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2C98
RGB	rgb(142, 44, 152)
HSL	hsl(294, 55%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(294, 71%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.6%, 71.1%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.52, 54.97, -38.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.52, 67.30, 324.77°)
OKLab	oklab(48.52% 0.1483 -0.1081)
OKLCH	oklch(48.52% 0.184 323.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.7230, 9.8202, 30.6617)
Luminance	0.0982 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2C98 #36982C

analogous

#582C98 #8E2C98 #982C6C

triadic

#8E2C98 #988E2C #2C988E

tetradic

#8E2C98 #98582C #36982C #2C6C98

square

#8E2C98 #98582C #36982C #2C6C98

split-complementary

#8E2C98 #6C982C #2C9858

monochromatic

#351139 #621E69 #8E2C98 #B93BC6 #CA6AD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.09

#8E2C98 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96

#8E2C98 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2C98

7.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2C98	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2C98	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)

#0B519B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F5C95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#913E5F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2c98;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 44, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.184 323.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26eb7',
    500: '#8e2c98',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2c98;
$custom-light: #b26eb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2c98",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.444,
    "s": 55.102,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48524,
    "c": 0.18353,
    "h": 323.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09819
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2C98

secondary

#6DBB65

accent

#DE4957

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110811

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2C98

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

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