#8E319A#8E319A

#8E319A is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.179 H 322.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E319A
RGB	rgb(142, 49, 154)
HSL	hsl(293, 52%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(293, 68%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.8%, 68.2%, 0%, 39.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.34, 53.35, -38.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.34, 65.92, 324.03°)
OKLab	oklab(49.16% 0.1428 -0.1079)
OKLCH	oklch(49.16% 0.179 322.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.0858, 10.2815, 31.5975)
Luminance	0.1028 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E319A #3D9A31

analogous

#5A319A #8E319A #9A3171

triadic

#8E319A #9A8E31 #319A8E

tetradic

#8E319A #9A5A31 #3D9A31 #31719A

square

#8E319A #9A5A31 #3D9A31 #31719A

split-complementary

#8E319A #719A31 #319A5A

monochromatic

#38133D #63226C #8E319A #B545C4 #C873D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.87

#8E319A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#8E319A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E319A

6.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E319A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E319A	1.00	6.87	3.06	6.87
#FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#15539D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#415E97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#904261

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e319a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 49, 154);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.179 322.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b271b8',
    500: '#8e319a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e319a;
$custom-light: #b271b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e319a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 154
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.143,
    "s": 51.724,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49155,
    "c": 0.17897,
    "h": 322.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10281
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E319A

secondary

#75BA6C

accent

#DB4D5D

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110811

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E319A

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

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