#87279B#87279B

#87279B is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.189 H 320.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#87279B
RGB	rgb(135, 39, 155)
HSL	hsl(290, 60%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(290, 75%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.9%, 74.8%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.93, 55.86, -43.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.93, 70.64, 322.25°)
OKLab	oklab(47.23% 0.1448 -0.1212)
OKLCH	oklch(47.23% 0.189 320.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.6329, 8.9693, 31.8591)
Luminance	0.0897 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#87279B #3B9B27

analogous

#4D279B #87279B #9B2775

triadic

#87279B #9B8727 #279B87

tetradic

#87279B #9B4D27 #3B9B27 #27759B

square

#87279B #9B4D27 #3B9B27 #27759B

split-complementary

#87279B #759B27 #279B4D

monochromatic

#320E39 #5C1B6A #87279B #B233CC #C464D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.52

#87279B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#87279B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #87279B

7.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##87279B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##87279B	1.00	7.52	2.79	7.52
#FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004E9E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#325898

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#873E5F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #87279b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 39, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.189 320.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae6bb9',
    500: '#87279b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #87279b;
$custom-light: #ae6bb9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#87279b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.655,
    "s": 59.794,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47225,
    "c": 0.18885,
    "h": 320.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08968
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#87279B

secondary

#70BE60

accent

#E34560

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #87279B

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

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