#8E3097#8E3097

#8E3097 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.178 H 324.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E3097
RGB	rgb(142, 48, 151)
HSL	hsl(295, 52%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(295, 68%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(6%, 68.2%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.02, 53.20, -37.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.02, 65.04, 324.88°)
OKLab	oklab(48.87% 0.144 -0.104)
OKLCH	oklch(48.87% 0.178 324.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.7977, 10.1001, 30.2842)
Luminance	0.1010 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E3097 #399730

analogous

#5B3097 #8E3097 #97306D

triadic

#8E3097 #978E30 #30978E

tetradic

#8E3097 #975B30 #399730 #306D97

square

#8E3097 #975B30 #399730 #306D97

split-complementary

#8E3097 #6D9730 #30975B

monochromatic

#37123A #622169 #8E3097 #B741C3 #C970D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.95

#8E3097 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#8E3097 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E3097

6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E3097	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E3097	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)

#18529A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#425D94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#914060

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e3097;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 48, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.178 324.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b270b6',
    500: '#8e3097',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e3097;
$custom-light: #b270b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e3097",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 48,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.757,
    "s": 51.759,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48867,
    "c": 0.17762,
    "h": 324.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10099
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E3097

secondary

#71B96A

accent

#DB4D59

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110811

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E3097

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

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