#8E319E#8E319E

#8E319E is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.183 H 321.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E319E
RGB	rgb(142, 49, 158)
HSL	hsl(291, 53%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(291, 69%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.1%, 69%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.58, 54.11, -40.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.58, 67.74, 323.01°)
OKLab	oklab(49.4% 0.1428 -0.1138)
OKLCH	oklch(49.4% 0.183 321.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.4245, 10.4170, 33.3813)
Luminance	0.1042 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E319E #419E31

analogous

#58319E #8E319E #9E3177

triadic

#8E319E #9E8E31 #319E8E

tetradic

#8E319E #9E5831 #419E31 #31779E

square

#8E319E #9E5831 #419E31 #31779E

split-complementary

#8E319E #779E31 #319E58

monochromatic

#3A1441 #64236F #8E319E #B346C6 #C675D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.81

#8E319E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#8E319E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E319E

6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E319E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E319E	1.00	6.81	3.08	6.81
#FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0B54A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E5E9B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F4464

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e319e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 49, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.183 321.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b271bb',
    500: '#8e319e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e319e;
$custom-light: #b271bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e319e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.193,
    "s": 52.657,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49402,
    "c": 0.18257,
    "h": 321.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10416
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E319E

secondary

#7ABC6E

accent

#DC4C61

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E319E

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

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