#8E4E95#8E4E95

#8E4E95 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.129 H 323.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E4E95
RGB	rgb(142, 78, 149)
HSL	hsl(294, 31%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(294, 48%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.7%, 47.7%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.32, 38.23, -27.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.32, 47.31, 323.92°)
OKLab	oklab(52.71% 0.1036 -0.0767)
OKLCH	oklch(52.71% 0.129 323.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.3040, 13.3703, 29.9918)
Luminance	0.1337 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E4E95 #55954E

analogous

#6B4E95 #8E4E95 #954E79

triadic

#8E4E95 #958E4E #4E958E

tetradic

#8E4E95 #956B4E #55954E #4E7995

square

#8E4E95 #956B4E #55954E #4E7995

split-complementary

#8E4E95 #79954E #4E956B

monochromatic

#412445 #68396D #8E4E95 #AC6DB3 #C396C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.72

#8E4E95 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#8E4E95 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E4E95

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E4E95	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E4E95	1.00	5.72	3.67	5.72
#FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#456197

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#576993

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90566A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e4e95;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 78, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.129 323.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b182b4',
    500: '#8e4e95',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e4e95;
$custom-light: #b182b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e4e95",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.085,
    "s": 31.278,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52708,
    "c": 0.12887,
    "h": 323.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13369
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E4E95

secondary

#8FB48A

accent

#C7606A

background

#FBF8FB

surface

#F6EFF6

border

#D0CAD0

text

#110A11

muted

#807C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E4E95

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

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