#8E339B#8E339B

#8E339B is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.177 H 322.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E339B
RGB	rgb(142, 51, 155)
HSL	hsl(293, 50%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(293, 67%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.4%, 67.1%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.70, 52.70, -38.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.70, 65.42, 323.67°)
OKLab	oklab(49.43% 0.1405 -0.108)
OKLCH	oklch(49.43% 0.177 322.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.2549, 10.4860, 32.0664)
Luminance	0.1048 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E339B #409B33

analogous

#5A339B #8E339B #9B3374

triadic

#8E339B #9B8E33 #339B8E

tetradic

#8E339B #9B5A33 #409B33 #33749B

square

#8E339B #9B5A33 #409B33 #33749B

split-complementary

#8E339B #749B33 #339B5A

monochromatic

#3A153F #64246D #8E339B #B448C3 #C776D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.78

#8E339B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#8E339B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E339B

6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E339B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E339B	1.00	6.78	3.10	6.78
#FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#18549E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#415F98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#904463

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e339b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 51, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.177 322.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b272b9',
    500: '#8e339b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e339b;
$custom-light: #b272b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e339b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.5,
    "s": 50.485,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49431,
    "c": 0.17723,
    "h": 322.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10485
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E339B

secondary

#79BA6F

accent

#DA4E5F

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110811

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E339B

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

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