#8C287D#8C287D

#8C287D is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.165 H 334.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C287D
RGB	rgb(140, 40, 125)
HSL	hsl(309, 56%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(309, 71%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.4%, 10.7%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.15, 51.36, -25.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.15, 57.55, 333.18°)
OKLab	oklab(46.27% 0.1494 -0.0709)
OKLCH	oklch(46.27% 0.165 334.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.2758, 8.5750, 20.2487)
Luminance	0.0857 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C287D #288C37

analogous

#69288C #8C287D #8C284B

triadic

#8C287D #7D8C28 #287D8C

tetradic

#8C287D #8C6928 #288C37 #284B8C

square

#8C287D #8C6928 #288C37 #284B8C

split-complementary

#8C287D #4B8C28 #288C69

monochromatic

#2D0D28 #5C1A52 #8C287D #BC36A7 #D15EC0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.74

#8C287D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.71

#8C287D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C287D

7.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C287D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C287D	1.00	7.74	2.71	7.74
#FFFFFF	7.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#27497F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A587B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#93304F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c287d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 40, 125);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.165 334.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16ba3',
    500: '#8c287d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c287d;
$custom-light: #b16ba3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c287d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 125
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 309,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46274,
    "c": 0.16535,
    "h": 334.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08574
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C287D

secondary

#5AB667

accent

#DF5F49

background

#FBF6FA

surface

#F6ECF3

border

#D0C7CD

text

#11070F

muted

#807A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C287D

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

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