#8A2279#8A2279

#8A2279 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.168 H 335.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A2279
RGB	rgb(138, 34, 121)
HSL	hsl(310, 60%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(310, 75%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.4%, 12.3%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.83, 52.39, -25.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.83, 58.29, 334.00°)
OKLab	oklab(45.19% 0.1532 -0.0697)
OKLCH	oklch(45.19% 0.168 335.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.5047, 7.9291, 18.8520)
Luminance	0.0793 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A2279 #228A33

analogous

#67228A #8A2279 #8A2245

triadic

#8A2279 #798A22 #22798A

tetradic

#8A2279 #8A6722 #228A33 #22458A

square

#8A2279 #8A6722 #228A33 #22458A

split-complementary

#8A2279 #458A22 #228A67

monochromatic

#280A23 #59164E #8A2279 #BB2EA4 #D452BF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.12

#8A2279 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.59

#8A2279 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A2279

8.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A2279	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A2279	1.00	8.12	2.59	8.12
#FFFFFF	8.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#22467B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#475577

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#912A4B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a2279;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 34, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.168 335.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b068a0',
    500: '#8a2279',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a2279;
$custom-light: #b068a0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a2279",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 309.808,
    "s": 60.465,
    "l": 33.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45189,
    "c": 0.16835,
    "h": 335.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07928
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A2279

secondary

#50B861

accent

#E45E44

background

#FBF6F9

surface

#F6EBF2

border

#D0C6CC

text

#11070E

muted

#807A7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A2279

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

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