#8E4897#8E4897

#8E4897 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.141 H 322.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E4897
RGB	rgb(142, 72, 151)
HSL	hsl(293, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(293, 52%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(6%, 52.3%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.19, 41.85, -30.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.19, 51.98, 323.62°)
OKLab	oklab(51.9% 0.1127 -0.0852)
OKLCH	oklch(51.9% 0.141 322.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.0580, 12.6208, 30.7043)
Luminance	0.1262 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E4897 #519748

analogous

#664897 #8E4897 #974878

triadic

#8E4897 #978E48 #48978E

tetradic

#8E4897 #976648 #519748 #487897

square

#8E4897 #976648 #519748 #487897

split-complementary

#8E4897 #789748 #489766

monochromatic

#402044 #67346E #8E4897 #AD66B6 #C390CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#8E4897 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#8E4897 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E4897

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E4897	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E4897	1.00	5.96	3.52	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D5E9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#526695

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#905269

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e4897;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 72, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.141 322.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17eb6',
    500: '#8e4897',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e4897;
$custom-light: #b17eb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e4897",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.165,
    "s": 35.426,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51903,
    "c": 0.14129,
    "h": 322.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1262
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E4897

secondary

#8BB685

accent

#CB5C69

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EEF6

border

#D0C9D0

text

#110A11

muted

#807C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E4897

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

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