#8E2E95#8E2E95

#8E2E95 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.178 H 325.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2E95
RGB	rgb(142, 46, 149)
HSL	hsl(296, 53%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(296, 69%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.7%, 69.1%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.62, 53.64, -36.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.62, 65.07, 325.52°)
OKLab	oklab(48.54% 0.1462 -0.1024)
OKLCH	oklch(48.54% 0.178 325)
XYZ	xyz(17.5567, 9.8758, 29.4094)
Luminance	0.0988 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2E95 #35952E

analogous

#5A2E95 #8E2E95 #952E68

triadic

#8E2E95 #958E2E #2E958E

tetradic

#8E2E95 #955A2E #35952E #2E6895

square

#8E2E95 #955A2E #35952E #2E6895

split-complementary

#8E2E95 #68952E #2E955A

monochromatic

#351137 #612066 #8E2E95 #BA3DC3 #CB6CD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.06

#8E2E95 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#8E2E95 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2E95

7.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2E95	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2E95	1.00	7.06	2.97	7.06
#FFFFFF	7.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#175198

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#425D92

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#913E5E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2e95;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 46, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.178 325.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26fb4',
    500: '#8e2e95',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2e95;
$custom-light: #b26fb4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2e95",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.922,
    "s": 52.821,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4854,
    "c": 0.17845,
    "h": 325
  },
  "luminance": 0.09875
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2E95

secondary

#6CB966

accent

#DC4C55

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110811

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2E95

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

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