#8E2E9C#8E2E9C

#8E2E9C is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.185 H 322.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2E9C
RGB	rgb(142, 46, 156)
HSL	hsl(292, 54%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(292, 71%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(9%, 70.5%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.03, 54.94, -40.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.03, 68.21, 323.65°)
OKLab	oklab(48.97% 0.1461 -0.1128)
OKLCH	oklch(48.97% 0.185 322.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.1325, 10.1061, 32.4416)
Luminance	0.1011 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2E9C #3C9C2E

analogous

#572E9C #8E2E9C #9C2E73

triadic

#8E2E9C #9C8E2E #2E9C8E

tetradic

#8E2E9C #9C572E #3C9C2E #2E739C

square

#8E2E9C #9C572E #3C9C2E #2E739C

split-complementary

#8E2E9C #739C2E #2E9C57

monochromatic

#38123D #63206D #8E2E9C #B640C7 #C870D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.95

#8E2E9C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#8E2E9C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2E9C

6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2E9C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2E9C	1.00	6.95	3.02	6.95
#FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#06539F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D5D99

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#904162

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2e9c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 46, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.185 322.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b270ba',
    500: '#8e2e9c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2e9c;
$custom-light: #b270ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2e9c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.364,
    "s": 54.455,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4897,
    "c": 0.18457,
    "h": 322.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10105
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2E9C

secondary

#74BC6A

accent

#DE4A5D

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110811

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2E9C

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

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