#EA8CEE#EA8CEE
#EA8CEE is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.424; OKLCH L 77.2% C 0.167 H 325.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EA8CEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(234, 140, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(298, 74%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(298, 41%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.7%, 41.2%, 0%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.16, 50.20, -34.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.16, 60.95, 325.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.18% 0.138 -0.0946) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.18% 0.167 325.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.7411, 42.4242, 85.9669) |
| Luminance | 0.4242 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Violet (CSS)
#EE82EE
ΔE00 2.11
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 3.96
Purply Pink
#F075E6
ΔE00 4.60
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 6.88
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 6.93
Candy Pink
#FF63E9
ΔE00 7.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EA8CEE #90EE8C
analogous
#B98CEE #EA8CEE #EE8CC1
triadic
#EA8CEE #EEEA8C #8CEEEA
tetradic
#EA8CEE #EEB98C #90EE8C #8CC1EE
square
#EA8CEE #EEB98C #90EE8C #8CC1EE
split-complementary
#EA8CEE #C1EE8C #8CEEB9
monochromatic
#D721DE #E057E6 #EA8CEE #F4C1F6 #FAE4FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#EA8CEE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.48
#EA8CEE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EA8CEE
9.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EA8CEE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EA8CEE | 1.00 | 2.21 | 9.48 | 9.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#83A7F1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9CB2EB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#EF96B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ea8cee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(234, 140, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.2% 0.167 325.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f2b0f4',
500: '#ea8cee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ea8cee; $custom-light: #f2b0f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ea8cee",
"rgb": {
"r": 234,
"g": 140,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 297.551,
"s": 74.242,
"l": 74.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77181,
"c": 0.1673,
"h": 325.6
},
"luminance": 0.42422
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EA8CEE
secondary
#D9F3D8
accent
#D60F17
background
#FFFBFE
surface
#FEF6FD
border
#D6D0D5
text
#171117
muted
#858085