#8B279F#8B279F

#8B279F is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.194 H 320.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B279F
RGB	rgb(139, 39, 159)
HSL	hsl(290, 61%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(290, 75%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.6%, 75.5%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.83, 57.46, -44.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.83, 72.48, 322.43°)
OKLab	oklab(48.08% 0.1493 -0.1239)
OKLCH	oklch(48.08% 0.194 320.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.6302, 9.4441, 33.6884)
Luminance	0.0944 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B279F #3B9F27

analogous

#4F279F #8B279F #9F2777

triadic

#8B279F #9F8B27 #279F8B

tetradic

#8B279F #9F4F27 #3B9F27 #27779F

square

#8B279F #9F4F27 #3B9F27 #27779F

split-complementary

#8B279F #779F27 #279F4F

monochromatic

#350F3D #601B6E #8B279F #B436CE #C767DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.27

#8B279F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#8B279F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B279F

7.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B279F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B279F	1.00	7.27	2.89	7.27
#FFFFFF	7.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#335A9C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C3F61

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b279f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 39, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.194 320.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16cbc',
    500: '#8b279f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b279f;
$custom-light: #b16cbc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b279f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 290,
    "s": 60.606,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48075,
    "c": 0.19399,
    "h": 320.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09443
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B279F

secondary

#72C062

accent

#E4445F

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110712

muted

#807A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B279F

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

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