#8E3897#8E3897

#8E3897 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.167 H 323.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E3897
RGB	rgb(142, 56, 151)
HSL	hsl(294, 46%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(294, 63%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(6%, 62.9%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.27, 49.74, -35.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.27, 61.07, 324.53°)
OKLab	oklab(49.77% 0.1344 -0.0984)
OKLCH	oklch(49.77% 0.167 323.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.1549, 10.8145, 30.4033)
Luminance	0.1081 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E3897 #419738

analogous

#5E3897 #8E3897 #973870

triadic

#8E3897 #978E38 #38978E

tetradic

#8E3897 #975E38 #419738 #387097

square

#8E3897 #975E38 #419738 #387097

split-complementary

#8E3897 #709738 #38975E

monochromatic

#3A173E #64276A #8E3897 #B34FBE #C67BCE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.64

#8E3897 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.16

#8E3897 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E3897

6.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E3897	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E3897	1.00	6.64	3.16	6.64
#FFFFFF	6.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#26569A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#476095

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#914662

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e3897;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 56, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.167 323.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b275b6',
    500: '#8e3897',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e3897;
$custom-light: #b275b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e3897",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.316,
    "s": 45.894,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49767,
    "c": 0.16657,
    "h": 323.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10813
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E3897

secondary

#7AB773

accent

#D6525F

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110911

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E3897

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

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