#8E2F97#8E2F97
#8E2F97 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.179 H 324.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E2F97 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 47, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(295, 53%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(295, 69%, 59%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(6%, 68.9%, 0%, 40.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.88, 53.61, -37.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.88, 65.50, 324.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.76% 0.1451 -0.1047) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.76% 0.179 324.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.7573, 10.0192, 30.2708) |
| Luminance | 0.1002 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 2.57
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 4.11
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 5.09
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 5.10
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 5.67
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 5.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E2F97 #38972F
analogous
#5A2F97 #8E2F97 #972F6C
triadic
#8E2F97 #978E2F #2F978E
tetradic
#8E2F97 #975A2F #38972F #2F6C97
square
#8E2F97 #975A2F #38972F #2F6C97
split-complementary
#8E2F97 #6C972F #2F975A
monochromatic
#36123A #622068 #8E2F97 #B840C3 #C96ED2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.99
#8E2F97 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.00
#8E2F97 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E2F97
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E2F97 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E2F97 | 1.00 | 6.99 | 3.00 | 6.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#15529A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#415D94
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#91405F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e2f97; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 47, 151); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.179 324.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b270b6',
500: '#8e2f97',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e2f97; $custom-light: #b270b6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e2f97",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 47,
"b": 151
},
"hsl": {
"h": 294.808,
"s": 52.525,
"l": 38.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48763,
"c": 0.17891,
"h": 324.2
},
"luminance": 0.10018
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E2F97
secondary
#6FB968
accent
#DC4C58
background
#FBF7FB
surface
#F6EDF6
border
#D0C8D0
text
#110811
muted
#807B80