#8E339E#8E339E

#8E339E is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.180 H 321.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E339E
RGB	rgb(142, 51, 158)
HSL	hsl(291, 51%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(291, 68%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.1%, 67.7%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.88, 53.28, -40.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.88, 66.79, 322.91°)
OKLab	oklab(49.62% 0.1405 -0.1124)
OKLCH	oklch(49.62% 0.18 321.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.5100, 10.5880, 33.4098)
Luminance	0.1059 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E339E #439E33

analogous

#58339E #8E339E #9E3378

triadic

#8E339E #9E8E33 #339E8E

tetradic

#8E339E #9E5833 #439E33 #33789E

square

#8E339E #9E5833 #439E33 #33789E

split-complementary

#8E339E #789E33 #339E58

monochromatic

#3B1541 #642470 #8E339E #B24AC4 #C678D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.74

#8E339E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#8E339E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E339E

6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E339E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E339E	1.00	6.74	3.12	6.74
#FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1255A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F5F9B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F4564

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e339e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 51, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.180 321.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b272bb',
    500: '#8e339e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e339e;
$custom-light: #b272bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e339e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.028,
    "s": 51.196,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49616,
    "c": 0.17996,
    "h": 321.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10587
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E339E

secondary

#7CBC71

accent

#DB4D62

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E339E

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

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