#8E338E#8E338E

#8E338E is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.166 H 327.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E338E
RGB	rgb(142, 51, 142)
HSL	hsl(300, 47%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(300, 64%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.1%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.97, 50.29, -32.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.97, 59.61, 327.53°)
OKLab	oklab(48.67% 0.1401 -0.0884)
OKLCH	oklch(48.67% 0.166 327.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.2214, 10.0726, 26.6231)
Luminance	0.1007 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E338E #338E33

analogous

#60338E #8E338E #8E3360

triadic

#8E338E #8E8E33 #338E8E

tetradic

#8E338E #8E6033 #338E33 #33608E

square

#8E338E #8E6033 #338E33 #33608E

split-complementary

#8E338E #608E33 #338E60

monochromatic

#341334 #612361 #8E338E #BB43BB #CC70CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.97

#8E338E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#8E338E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E338E

6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E338E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E338E	1.00	6.97	3.01	6.97
#FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#275291

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#495E8C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#923F5C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e338e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 51, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.166 327.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b272af',
    500: '#8e338e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e338e;
$custom-light: #b272af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e338e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 47.15,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48669,
    "c": 0.16566,
    "h": 327.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10071
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E338E

secondary

#69B469

accent

#D75151

background

#FBF7FA

surface

#F6EDF4

border

#D0C8CE

text

#110810

muted

#807B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E338E

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

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