#8E2E98#8E2E98
#8E2E98 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.181 H 323.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E2E98 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 46, 152) |
| HSL | hsl(294, 54%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(294, 70%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6.6%, 69.7%, 0%, 40.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.79, 54.19, -38.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.79, 66.41, 324.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.72% 0.1462 -0.1069) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.72% 0.181 323.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.7993, 9.9728, 30.6871) |
| Luminance | 0.0997 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 2.78
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 4.06
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 4.88
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 4.99
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 5.64
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 5.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E2E98 #38982E
analogous
#592E98 #8E2E98 #982E6D
triadic
#8E2E98 #988E2E #2E988E
tetradic
#8E2E98 #98592E #38982E #2E6D98
square
#8E2E98 #98592E #38982E #2E6D98
split-complementary
#8E2E98 #6D982E #2E9859
monochromatic
#36123A #622069 #8E2E98 #B83EC5 #C96DD3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.01
#8E2E98 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.99
#8E2E98 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E2E98
7.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E2E98 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E2E98 | 1.00 | 7.01 | 2.99 | 7.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#11529B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#405D95
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#91405F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e2e98; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 46, 152); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.181 323.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b26fb7',
500: '#8e2e98',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e2e98; $custom-light: #b26fb7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e2e98",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 46,
"b": 152
},
"hsl": {
"h": 294.34,
"s": 53.535,
"l": 38.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48722,
"c": 0.18106,
"h": 323.8
},
"luminance": 0.09972
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E2E98
secondary
#6FBA68
accent
#DD4B59
background
#FBF7FB
surface
#F6EDF6
border
#D0C8D0
text
#110811
muted
#807B80