#8E3397#8E3397

#8E3397 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.174 H 324.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E3397
RGB	rgb(142, 51, 151)
HSL	hsl(295, 50%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(295, 66%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(6%, 66.2%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.47, 51.95, -36.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.47, 63.60, 324.76°)
OKLab	oklab(49.19% 0.1405 -0.102)
OKLCH	oklch(49.19% 0.174 324)
XYZ	xyz(17.9246, 10.3538, 30.3265)
Luminance	0.1035 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E3397 #3C9733

analogous

#5C3397 #8E3397 #97336E

triadic

#8E3397 #978E33 #33978E

tetradic

#8E3397 #975C33 #3C9733 #336E97

square

#8E3397 #975C33 #3C9733 #336E97

split-complementary

#8E3397 #6E9733 #33975C

monochromatic

#38143C #632469 #8E3397 #B647C1 #C874D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.84

#8E3397 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#8E3397 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E3397

6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E3397	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E3397	1.00	6.84	3.07	6.84
#FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1E549A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#445E94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#914260

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e3397;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 51, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.174 324.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b272b6',
    500: '#8e3397',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e3397;
$custom-light: #b272b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e3397",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.6,
    "s": 49.505,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4919,
    "c": 0.17362,
    "h": 324
  },
  "luminance": 0.10353
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E3397

secondary

#74B86D

accent

#D94F5B

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110811

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E3397

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

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