#8E2E8B#8E2E8B
#8E2E8B is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.170 H 329.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E2E8B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 46, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(302, 51%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(302, 68%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 67.6%, 2.1%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.06, 51.86, -31.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.06, 60.73, 328.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.96% 0.1459 -0.0872) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.96% 0.17 329.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.7924, 9.5700, 25.3838) |
| Luminance | 0.0957 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 1.39
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 4.27
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 4.86
Light Eggplant
#894585
ΔE00 5.33
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 6.26
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 6.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E2E8B #2E8E31
analogous
#612E8E #8E2E8B #8E2E5B
triadic
#8E2E8B #8B8E2E #2E8B8E
tetradic
#8E2E8B #8E612E #2E8E31 #2E5B8E
square
#8E2E8B #8E612E #2E8E31 #2E5B8E
split-complementary
#8E2E8B #5B8E2E #2E8E61
monochromatic
#321031 #601F5E #8E2E8B #BC3DB8 #CE68CB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.21
#8E2E8B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.91
#8E2E8B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E2E8B
7.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E2E8B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E2E8B | 1.00 | 7.21 | 2.91 | 7.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#234F8E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#485C88
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#933A58
Achromatopsia (no color)
#575757
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e2e8b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 46, 139); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.170 329.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b26fad',
500: '#8e2e8b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e2e8b; $custom-light: #b26fad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e2e8b",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 46,
"b": 139
},
"hsl": {
"h": 301.875,
"s": 51.064,
"l": 36.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47956,
"c": 0.16995,
"h": 329.1
},
"luminance": 0.09569
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E2E8B
secondary
#63B565
accent
#DB524D
background
#FBF7FA
surface
#F6EDF4
border
#D0C8CE
text
#110810
muted
#807B7F