#8D278D#8D278D

#8D278D is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.180 H 328.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D278D
RGB	rgb(141, 39, 141)
HSL	hsl(300, 57%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(300, 72%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.3%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.06, 54.64, -34.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.06, 64.58, 327.78°)
OKLab	oklab(47.24% 0.1524 -0.0954)
OKLCH	oklch(47.24% 0.18 328)
XYZ	xyz(16.5175, 9.0380, 26.0687)
Luminance	0.0904 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8D278D #278D27

analogous

#5A278D #8D278D #8D275A

triadic

#8D278D #8D8D27 #278D8D

tetradic

#8D278D #8D5A27 #278D27 #275A8D

square

#8D278D #8D5A27 #278D27 #275A8D

split-complementary

#8D278D #5A8D27 #278D5A

monochromatic

#2D0C2D #5D1A5D #8D278D #BD34BD #D25CD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.48

#8D278D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.81

#8D278D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D278D

7.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D278D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D278D	1.00	7.48	2.81	7.48
#FFFFFF	7.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#154C90

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#42598A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#913657

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d278d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 39, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.180 328.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26caf',
    500: '#8d278d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d278d;
$custom-light: #b26caf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d278d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 56.667,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47238,
    "c": 0.17978,
    "h": 328
  },
  "luminance": 0.09037
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D278D

secondary

#59B759

accent

#E04848

background

#FBF6FA

surface

#F6ECF4

border

#D0C7CE

text

#110710

muted

#807A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D278D

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

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