#8E4E89#8E4E89

#8E4E89 is a mid, moderate purple. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.117 H 330.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E4E89
RGB	rgb(142, 78, 137)
HSL	hsl(305, 29%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(305, 45%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 45.1%, 3.5%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.77, 35.88, -21.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.77, 41.81, 329.11°)
OKLab	oklab(52.13% 0.1012 -0.0584)
OKLCH	oklch(52.13% 0.117 330)
XYZ	xyz(18.3949, 13.0067, 25.2037)
Luminance	0.1301 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E4E89 #4E8E53

analogous

#734E8E #8E4E89 #8E4E69

triadic

#8E4E89 #898E4E #4E898E

tetradic

#8E4E89 #8E734E #4E8E53 #4E698E

square

#8E4E89 #8E734E #4E8E53 #4E698E

split-complementary

#8E4E89 #698E4E #4E8E73

monochromatic

#3F233D #663863 #8E4E89 #AE6BA9 #C493C0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.83

#8E4E89 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.60

#8E4E89 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E4E89

5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E4E89	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E4E89	1.00	5.83	3.60	5.83
#FFFFFF	5.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B5F8B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C6887

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#925365

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e4e89;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 78, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.117 330.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b081ab',
    500: '#8e4e89',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e4e89;
$custom-light: #b081ab;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e4e89",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 304.688,
    "s": 29.091,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52126,
    "c": 0.11681,
    "h": 330
  },
  "luminance": 0.13006
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E4E89

secondary

#88B08B

accent

#C56A62

background

#FBF8FA

surface

#F6EFF4

border

#D0CACE

text

#110A10

muted

#807C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E4E89

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

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