#8E4591#8E4591

#8E4591 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.140 H 325.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E4591
RGB	rgb(142, 69, 145)
HSL	hsl(298, 36%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(298, 52%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.1%, 52.4%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.30, 42.23, -28.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.30, 51.01, 325.89°)
OKLab	oklab(51.15% 0.1162 -0.0787)
OKLCH	oklch(51.15% 0.14 325.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.3939, 12.0523, 28.1400)
Luminance	0.1205 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E4591 #489145

analogous

#684591 #8E4591 #91456E

triadic

#8E4591 #918E45 #45918E

tetradic

#8E4591 #916845 #489145 #456E91

square

#8E4591 #916845 #489145 #456E91

split-complementary

#8E4591 #6E9145 #459168

monochromatic

#3D1E3E #653168 #8E4591 #B060B3 #C589C7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.16

#8E4591 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#8E4591 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E4591

6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E4591	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E4591	1.00	6.16	3.41	6.16
#FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C5C94

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#53658F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#914E64

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e4591;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 69, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.140 325.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17cb1',
    500: '#8e4591',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e4591;
$custom-light: #b17cb1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e4591",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.632,
    "s": 35.514,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51152,
    "c": 0.14038,
    "h": 325.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12051
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E4591

secondary

#82B280

accent

#CC5C61

background

#FBF7FA

surface

#F6EEF5

border

#D0C9CF

text

#110A11

muted

#807C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E4591

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

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