#8E4099#8E4099

#8E4099 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.156 H 322.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E4099
RGB	rgb(142, 64, 153)
HSL	hsl(293, 41%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(293, 58%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.2%, 58.2%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.77, 46.33, -34.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.77, 57.63, 323.51°)
OKLab	oklab(50.89% 0.1241 -0.0951)
OKLCH	oklch(50.89% 0.156 322.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.7379, 11.7184, 31.4057)
Luminance	0.1172 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E4099 #4B9940

analogous

#614099 #8E4099 #994078

triadic

#8E4099 #998E40 #40998E

tetradic

#8E4099 #996140 #4B9940 #407899

square

#8E4099 #996140 #4B9940 #407899

split-complementary

#8E4099 #789940 #409961

monochromatic

#3E1C43 #662E6E #8E4099 #AF5CBB #C487CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.28

#8E4099 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#8E4099 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E4099

6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E4099	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E4099	1.00	6.28	3.34	6.28
#FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#305A9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B6397

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#904D66

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e4099;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 64, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.156 322.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b179b7',
    500: '#8e4099',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e4099;
$custom-light: #b179b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e4099",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.584,
    "s": 41.014,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50893,
    "c": 0.15636,
    "h": 322.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11717
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E4099

secondary

#85B77E

accent

#D15766

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EEF6

border

#D0C9D0

text

#110911

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E4099

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

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