#87279E#87279E

#87279E is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.191 H 319.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#87279E
RGB	rgb(135, 39, 158)
HSL	hsl(288, 60%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(288, 75%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.6%, 75.3%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.12, 56.43, -44.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.12, 72.02, 321.58°)
OKLab	oklab(47.43% 0.1445 -0.1256)
OKLCH	oklch(47.43% 0.191 319)
XYZ	xyz(16.8879, 9.0714, 33.2025)
Luminance	0.0907 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#87279E #3E9E27

analogous

#4B279E #87279E #9E2779

triadic

#87279E #9E8727 #279E87

tetradic

#87279E #9E4B27 #3E9E27 #27799E

square

#87279E #9E4B27 #3E9E27 #27799E

split-complementary

#87279E #799E27 #279E4B

monochromatic

#330F3C #5D1B6D #87279E #B035CD #C366D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.46

#87279E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.81

#87279E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #87279E

7.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##87279E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##87279E	1.00	7.46	2.81	7.46
#FFFFFF	7.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FA1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F589B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#873F61

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #87279e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 39, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.191 319.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ae6cbb',
    500: '#87279e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #87279e;
$custom-light: #ae6cbb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#87279e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.403,
    "s": 60.406,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47427,
    "c": 0.19148,
    "h": 319
  },
  "luminance": 0.09071
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#87279E

secondary

#74BF62

accent

#E44463

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110712

muted

#807A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #87279E

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

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