#8E3099#8E3099

#8E3099 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.179 H 323.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E3099
RGB	rgb(142, 48, 153)
HSL	hsl(294, 52%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(294, 69%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.2%, 68.6%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.14, 53.57, -38.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.14, 65.94, 324.34°)
OKLab	oklab(48.99% 0.144 -0.107)
OKLCH	oklch(48.99% 0.179 323.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.9615, 10.1656, 31.1469)
Luminance	0.1017 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E3099 #3B9930

analogous

#593099 #8E3099 #993070

triadic

#8E3099 #998E30 #30998E

tetradic

#8E3099 #995930 #3B9930 #307099

square

#8E3099 #995930 #3B9930 #307099

split-complementary

#8E3099 #709930 #309959

monochromatic

#38133C #63216A #8E3099 #B642C4 #C871D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.92

#8E3099 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#8E3099 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E3099

6.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E3099	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E3099	1.00	6.92	3.03	6.92
#FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#14539C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#415E96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#904161

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e3099;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 48, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.179 323.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b270b7',
    500: '#8e3099',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e3099;
$custom-light: #b270b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e3099",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 48,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.714,
    "s": 52.239,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48989,
    "c": 0.17939,
    "h": 323.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10165
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E3099

secondary

#73BA6B

accent

#DC4C5B

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110811

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E3099

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

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