#8E2E9F#8E2E9F

#8E2E9F is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.187 H 321.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2E9F
RGB	rgb(142, 46, 159)
HSL	hsl(291, 55%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(291, 71%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.7%, 71.1%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.21, 55.50, -41.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.21, 69.57, 322.92°)
OKLab	oklab(49.16% 0.146 -0.1172)
OKLCH	oklch(49.16% 0.187 321.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.3896, 10.2090, 33.7960)
Luminance	0.1021 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2E9F #3F9F2E

analogous

#552E9F #8E2E9F #9F2E78

triadic

#8E2E9F #9F8E2E #2E9F8E

tetradic

#8E2E9F #9F552E #3F9F2E #2E789F

square

#8E2E9F #9F552E #3F9F2E #2E789F

split-complementary

#8E2E9F #789F2E #2E9F55

monochromatic

#391340 #642070 #8E2E9F #B442C8 #C771D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.90

#8E2E9F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#8E2E9F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2E9F

6.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2E9F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2E9F	1.00	6.90	3.04	6.90
#FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B5D9C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F4363

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2e9f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 46, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.187 321.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b270bc',
    500: '#8e2e9f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2e9f;
$custom-light: #b270bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2e9f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.973,
    "s": 55.122,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4916,
    "c": 0.18722,
    "h": 321.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10208
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2E9F

secondary

#78BE6B

accent

#DE4960

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2E9F

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

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