#8E4E99#8E4E99

#8E4E99 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.133 H 321.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E4E99
RGB	rgb(142, 78, 153)
HSL	hsl(291, 32%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(291, 49%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.2%, 49%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.51, 39.05, -29.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.51, 49.22, 322.50°)
OKLab	oklab(52.91% 0.1043 -0.0827)
OKLCH	oklch(52.91% 0.133 321.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.6288, 13.5003, 31.7027)
Luminance	0.1350 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E4E99 #59994E

analogous

#684E99 #8E4E99 #994E7E

triadic

#8E4E99 #998E4E #4E998E

tetradic

#8E4E99 #99684E #59994E #4E7E99

square

#8E4E99 #99684E #59994E #4E7E99

split-complementary

#8E4E99 #7E994E #4E9968

monochromatic

#432548 #683970 #8E4E99 #AB6FB5 #C397CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.68

#8E4E99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.70

#8E4E99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E4E99

5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E4E99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E4E99	1.00	5.68	3.70	5.68
#FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#43629C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#566997

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#90586C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e4e99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 78, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.133 321.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b182b7',
    500: '#8e4e99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e4e99;
$custom-light: #b182b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e4e99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.2,
    "s": 32.468,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52913,
    "c": 0.13308,
    "h": 321.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13499
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E4E99

secondary

#92B78C

accent

#C95F6F

background

#FBF8FB

surface

#F6EFF6

border

#D0CAD0

text

#110A11

muted

#807C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E4E99

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

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