#8E5299#8E5299

#8E5299 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.126 H 321.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E5299
RGB	rgb(142, 82, 153)
HSL	hsl(291, 30%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(291, 46%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.2%, 46.4%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.36, 36.85, -28.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.36, 46.67, 322.15°)
OKLab	oklab(53.54% 0.0983 -0.0789)
OKLCH	oklch(53.54% 0.126 321.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.9217, 14.0860, 31.8003)
Luminance	0.1409 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E5299 #5D9952

analogous

#6A5299 #8E5299 #995280

triadic

#8E5299 #998E52 #52998E

tetradic

#8E5299 #996A52 #5D9952 #528099

square

#8E5299 #996A52 #5D9952 #528099

split-complementary

#8E5299 #809952 #52996A

monochromatic

#442749 #693D71 #8E5299 #AA74B4 #C39CCA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.50

#8E5299 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#8E5299 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E5299

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E5299	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E5299	1.00	5.50	3.82	5.50
#FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#48659B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#596B97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F5B6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e5299;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 82, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.126 321.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b084b7',
    500: '#8e5299',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e5299;
$custom-light: #b084b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e5299",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290.704,
    "s": 30.213,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53544,
    "c": 0.12604,
    "h": 321.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14085
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E5299

secondary

#96B790

accent

#C66171

background

#FBF8FB

surface

#F6EFF6

border

#D0CAD0

text

#110B11

muted

#807C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E5299

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

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