#8A278A#8A278A

#8A278A is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.176 H 327.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A278A
RGB	rgb(138, 39, 138)
HSL	hsl(300, 56%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(300, 72%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.7%, 0%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.38, 53.42, -33.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.38, 63.15, 327.76°)
OKLab	oklab(46.6% 0.149 -0.0933)
OKLCH	oklch(46.6% 0.176 327.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.7940, 8.6904, 24.8854)
Luminance	0.0869 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A278A #278A27

analogous

#59278A #8A278A #8A2759

triadic

#8A278A #8A8A27 #278A8A

tetradic

#8A278A #8A5927 #278A27 #27598A

square

#8A278A #8A5927 #278A27 #27598A

split-complementary

#8A278A #598A27 #278A59

monochromatic

#2B0C2B #5A1A5A #8A278A #BA34BA #D15BD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.67

#8A278A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#8A278A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A278A

7.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A278A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A278A	1.00	7.67	2.74	7.67
#FFFFFF	7.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#164B8D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#415887

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E3656

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a278a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 39, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.176 327.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af6bac',
    500: '#8a278a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a278a;
$custom-light: #af6bac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a278a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 55.932,
    "l": 34.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.466,
    "c": 0.17577,
    "h": 327.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08689
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A278A

secondary

#57B657

accent

#DF4949

background

#FBF6FA

surface

#F6ECF4

border

#D0C7CE

text

#110710

muted

#807A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A278A

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

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