#872979#872979

#872979 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.158 H 334.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#872979
RGB	rgb(135, 41, 121)
HSL	hsl(309, 53%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(309, 70%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.6%, 10.4%, 47.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.23, 49.03, -24.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.23, 55.02, 333.01°)
OKLab	oklab(45.37% 0.1424 -0.0682)
OKLCH	oklch(45.37% 0.158 334.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.2359, 8.1184, 18.9027)
Luminance	0.0812 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#872979 #298737

analogous

#662987 #872979 #87294A

triadic

#872979 #798729 #297987

tetradic

#872979 #876629 #298737 #294A87

square

#872979 #876629 #298737 #294A87

split-complementary

#872979 #4A8729 #298766

monochromatic

#290C25 #581B4F #872979 #B637A3 #CE5DBD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.00

#872979 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.62

#872979 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #872979

8.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##872979	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##872979	1.00	8.00	2.62	8.00
#FFFFFF	8.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#28487B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#485577

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D304D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #872979;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(135, 41, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.158 334.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ad6ba0',
    500: '#872979',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #872979;
$custom-light: #ad6ba0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#872979",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 135,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 308.936,
    "s": 53.409,
    "l": 34.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45372,
    "c": 0.15785,
    "h": 334.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08117
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#872979

secondary

#59B366

accent

#DD614B

background

#FBF6F9

surface

#F6ECF2

border

#D0C7CC

text

#11070E

muted

#807A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #872979

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

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