#8E2F99#8E2F99

#8E2F99 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.181 H 323.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E2F99
RGB	rgb(142, 47, 153)
HSL	hsl(294, 53%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(294, 69%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.2%, 69.3%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.99, 53.98, -38.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.99, 66.40, 324.38°)
OKLab	oklab(48.89% 0.1451 -0.1077)
OKLCH	oklch(48.89% 0.181 323.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.9211, 10.0848, 31.1334)
Luminance	0.1008 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E2F99 #3A992F

analogous

#592F99 #8E2F99 #992F6F

triadic

#8E2F99 #998E2F #2F998E

tetradic

#8E2F99 #99592F #3A992F #2F6F99

square

#8E2F99 #99592F #3A992F #2F6F99

split-complementary

#8E2F99 #6F992F #2F9959

monochromatic

#37123B #63216A #8E2F99 #B741C5 #C96FD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.96

#8E2F99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#8E2F99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E2F99

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E2F99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E2F99	1.00	6.96	3.02	6.96
#FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#12529C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#405D96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#904160

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e2f99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 47, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.181 323.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b270b7',
    500: '#8e2f99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e2f99;
$custom-light: #b270b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e2f99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 47,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.774,
    "s": 53,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48885,
    "c": 0.18067,
    "h": 323.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10084
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E2F99

secondary

#72BA69

accent

#DC4B5A

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110811

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E2F99

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

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