#8E318E#8E318E
#8E318E is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.168 H 327.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8E318E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(142, 49, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 49%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(300, 65%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 65.5%, 0%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.67, 51.15, -32.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.67, 60.59, 327.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.45% 0.1425 -0.0898) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.45% 0.168 327.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.1359, 9.9016, 26.5946) |
| Luminance | 0.0990 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 1.36
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 4.43
Light Eggplant
#894585
ΔE00 5.10
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 5.29
Medium Purple
#9E43A2
ΔE00 5.77
Ugly Purple
#A442A0
ΔE00 6.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8E318E #318E31
analogous
#60318E #8E318E #8E3160
triadic
#8E318E #8E8E31 #318E8E
tetradic
#8E318E #8E6031 #318E31 #31608E
square
#8E318E #8E6031 #318E31 #31608E
split-complementary
#8E318E #608E31 #318E60
monochromatic
#331233 #612161 #8E318E #BB41BB #CD6DCD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.05
#8E318E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.98
#8E318E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8E318E
7.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8E318E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8E318E | 1.00 | 7.05 | 2.98 | 7.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#255191
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#485D8B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#923D5B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8e318e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 49, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.168 327.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b271af',
500: '#8e318e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8e318e; $custom-light: #b271af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8e318e",
"rgb": {
"r": 142,
"g": 49,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 300,
"s": 48.691,
"l": 37.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48447,
"c": 0.16844,
"h": 327.8
},
"luminance": 0.099
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8E318E
secondary
#67B467
accent
#D85050
background
#FBF7FA
surface
#F6EDF4
border
#D0C8CE
text
#110810
muted
#807B7F