#8A279A#8A279A

#8A279A is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.189 H 321.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A279A
RGB	rgb(138, 39, 154)
HSL	hsl(292, 60%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(292, 75%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.4%, 74.7%, 0%, 39.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.34, 56.30, -41.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.34, 70.21, 323.32°)
OKLab	oklab(47.6% 0.1485 -0.1173)
OKLCH	oklch(47.6% 0.189 321.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.0389, 9.1884, 31.4416)
Luminance	0.0919 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A279A #379A27

analogous

#50279A #8A279A #9A2770

triadic

#8A279A #9A8A27 #279A8A

tetradic

#8A279A #9A5027 #379A27 #27709A

square

#8A279A #9A5027 #379A27 #27709A

split-complementary

#8A279A #709A27 #279A50

monochromatic

#320E38 #5E1B69 #8A279A #B633CB #C864D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.40

#8A279A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.84

#8A279A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A279A

7.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A279A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A279A	1.00	7.40	2.84	7.40
#FFFFFF	7.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004E9D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#365997

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B3D5F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a279a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 39, 154);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.189 321.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06cb8',
    500: '#8a279a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a279a;
$custom-light: #b06cb8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a279a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 154
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.652,
    "s": 59.585,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47598,
    "c": 0.18925,
    "h": 321.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09187
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A279A

secondary

#6DBD5F

accent

#E3455B

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A279A

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

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