#8E3794#8E3794

#8E3794 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.165 H 325.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E3794
RGB	rgb(142, 55, 148)
HSL	hsl(296, 46%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(296, 63%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.1%, 62.8%, 0%, 42%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.94, 49.62, -34.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.94, 60.23, 325.47°)
OKLab	oklab(49.47% 0.1355 -0.0946)
OKLCH	oklch(49.47% 0.165 325.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.8664, 10.6223, 29.1205)
Luminance	0.1062 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E3794 #3D9437

analogous

#603794 #8E3794 #94376C

triadic

#8E3794 #948E37 #37948E

tetradic

#8E3794 #946037 #3D9437 #376C94

square

#8E3794 #946037 #3D9437 #376C94

split-complementary

#8E3794 #6C9437 #379460

monochromatic

#38163B #632667 #8E3794 #B54CBC #C878CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.72

#8E3794 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#8E3794 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E3794

6.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E3794	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E3794	1.00	6.72	3.12	6.72
#FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#275597

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#485F92

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#914460

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e3794;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 55, 148);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.165 325.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b274b4',
    500: '#8e3794',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e3794;
$custom-light: #b274b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e3794",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 148
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 296.129,
    "s": 45.813,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49474,
    "c": 0.16527,
    "h": 325.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10621
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E3794

secondary

#75B671

accent

#D5525B

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110911

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E3794

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

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