#EC8AEF#EC8AEF
#EC8AEF is a light, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.422; OKLCH L 77.2% C 0.173 H 326.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #EC8AEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(236, 138, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(298, 76%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(298, 42%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.3%, 42.3%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.04, 51.98, -35.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.04, 62.83, 325.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.15% 0.1433 -0.0966) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.15% 0.173 326) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.2593, 42.2446, 86.6772) |
| Luminance | 0.4224 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Violet (CSS)
#EE82EE
ΔE00 1.63
Lavender Pink
#DD85D7
ΔE00 4.11
Purply Pink
#F075E6
ΔE00 4.17
Orchid
#DA70D6
ΔE00 6.74
Candy Pink
#FF63E9
ΔE00 6.88
Plum
#DDA0DD
ΔE00 7.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#EC8AEF #8DEF8A
analogous
#BA8AEF #EC8AEF #EF8AC0
triadic
#EC8AEF #EFEC8A #8AEFEC
tetradic
#EC8AEF #EFBA8A #8DEF8A #8AC0EF
square
#EC8AEF #EFBA8A #8DEF8A #8AC0EF
split-complementary
#EC8AEF #C0EF8A #8AEFBA
monochromatic
#DA1FE0 #E354E8 #EC8AEF #F5C0F6 #FBE4FB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.22
#EC8AEF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.45
#EC8AEF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #EC8AEF
9.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##EC8AEF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##EC8AEF | 1.00 | 2.22 | 9.45 | 9.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#81A6F3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9BB2EC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F194B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ec8aef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(236, 138, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.2% 0.173 326.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f4aef4',
500: '#ec8aef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ec8aef; $custom-light: #f4aef4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ec8aef",
"rgb": {
"r": 236,
"g": 138,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 298.218,
"s": 75.94,
"l": 73.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77153,
"c": 0.17277,
"h": 326
},
"luminance": 0.42242
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#EC8AEF
secondary
#D9F3D8
accent
#D80D13
background
#FFFAFE
surface
#FEF5FD
border
#D6CFD5
text
#171017
muted
#857F85