#8E409D#8E409D

#8E409D is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.160 H 320.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E409D
RGB	rgb(142, 64, 157)
HSL	hsl(290, 42%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(290, 59%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.6%, 59.2%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.98, 47.12, -36.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.98, 59.51, 322.36°)
OKLab	oklab(51.12% 0.1244 -0.101)
OKLCH	oklch(51.12% 0.16 320.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.0738, 11.8528, 33.1749)
Luminance	0.1185 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E409D #4F9D40

analogous

#60409D #8E409D #9D407D

triadic

#8E409D #9D8E40 #409D8E

tetradic

#8E409D #9D6040 #4F9D40 #407D9D

square

#8E409D #9D6040 #4F9D40 #407D9D

split-complementary

#8E409D #7D9D40 #409D60

monochromatic

#3F1D46 #672E72 #8E409D #AE5DBD #C389CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.23

#8E409D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.37

#8E409D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E409D

6.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E409D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E409D	1.00	6.23	3.37	6.23
#FFFFFF	6.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D5BA0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#49649B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F4E68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e409d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 64, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.160 320.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b279ba',
    500: '#8e409d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e409d;
$custom-light: #b279ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e409d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.323,
    "s": 42.081,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51121,
    "c": 0.16029,
    "h": 320.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11852
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E409D

secondary

#89B97F

accent

#D2566A

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EEF6

border

#D0C9D0

text

#110912

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E409D

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

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