#8E419E#8E419E

#8E419E is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.160 H 320.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E419E
RGB	rgb(142, 65, 158)
HSL	hsl(290, 42%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(290, 59%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.1%, 58.9%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.22, 46.83, -36.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.22, 59.41, 322.02°)
OKLab	oklab(51.31% 0.1232 -0.1017)
OKLCH	oklch(51.31% 0.16 320.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.2164, 12.0009, 33.6453)
Luminance	0.1200 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E419E #519E41

analogous

#5F419E #8E419E #9E417F

triadic

#8E419E #9E8E41 #419E8E

tetradic

#8E419E #9E5F41 #519E41 #417F9E

square

#8E419E #9E5F41 #519E41 #417F9E

split-complementary

#8E419E #7F9E41 #419E5F

monochromatic

#401D47 #672F73 #8E419E #AD5FBD #C38ACF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.18

#8E419E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#8E419E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E419E

6.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E419E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E419E	1.00	6.18	3.40	6.18
#FFFFFF	6.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2E5CA1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#49649C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F4F69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e419e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 65, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.160 320.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17abb',
    500: '#8e419e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e419e;
$custom-light: #b17abb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e419e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.677,
    "s": 41.704,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51312,
    "c": 0.15973,
    "h": 320.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E419E

secondary

#8BBA81

accent

#D2566B

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EEF6

border

#D0C9D0

text

#110912

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E419E

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

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