#87238C#87238C

#87238C is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.181 H 325.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#87238C
RGB	rgb(135, 35, 140)
HSL	hsl(297, 60%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(297, 75%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.6%, 75%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.49, 54.50, -36.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.49, 65.52, 326.29°)
OKLab	oklab(45.9% 0.1495 -0.1011)
OKLCH	oklch(45.9% 0.181 325.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.3260, 8.2474, 25.5905)
Luminance	0.0825 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#87238C #288C23

analogous

#53238C #87238C #8C235D

triadic

#87238C #8C8723 #238C87

tetradic

#87238C #8C5323 #288C23 #235D8C

square

#87238C #8C5323 #288C23 #235D8C

split-complementary

#87238C #5D8C23 #238C53

monochromatic

#290B2A #58175B #87238C #B62FBD #CE55D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.93

#87238C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.65

#87238C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #87238C

7.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##87238C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##87238C	1.00	7.93	2.65	7.93
#FFFFFF	7.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#03498F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B5589

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A3556

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #87238c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 35, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.181 325.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad69ae',
    500: '#87238c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #87238c;
$custom-light: #ad69ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#87238c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.143,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45903,
    "c": 0.18051,
    "h": 325.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08246
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#87238C

secondary

#57B852

accent

#E3454C

background

#FBF6FA

surface

#F6EBF4

border

#D0C6CE

text

#110710

muted

#807A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #87238C

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

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