#8E2E81#8E2E81

#8E2E81 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.162 H 333.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2E81
RGB	rgb(142, 46, 129)
HSL	hsl(308, 51%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(308, 68%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.6%, 9.2%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.54, 50.16, -26.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.54, 56.62, 332.37°)
OKLab	oklab(47.41% 0.145 -0.0718)
OKLCH	oklch(47.41% 0.162 333.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.0949, 9.2910, 21.7103)
Luminance	0.0929 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2E81 #2E8E3B

analogous

#6B2E8E #8E2E81 #8E2E51

triadic

#8E2E81 #818E2E #2E818E

tetradic

#8E2E81 #8E6B2E #2E8E3B #2E518E

square

#8E2E81 #8E6B2E #2E8E3B #2E518E

split-complementary

#8E2E81 #518E2E #2E8E6B

monochromatic

#32102D #601F57 #8E2E81 #BC3DAB #CE68C0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.35

#8E2E81 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.86

#8E2E81 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2E81

7.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2E81	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2E81	1.00	7.35	2.86	7.35
#FFFFFF	7.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C4D83

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C5B7F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#943653

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2e81;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 46, 129);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.162 333.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26fa6',
    500: '#8e2e81',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2e81;
$custom-light: #b26fa6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2e81",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 129
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 308.125,
    "s": 51.064,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4741,
    "c": 0.16181,
    "h": 333.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0929
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2E81

secondary

#63B56E

accent

#DB604D

background

#FBF6FA

surface

#F6ECF4

border

#D0C7CE

text

#11080F

muted

#807B7F

Preview Lab

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