#8D279C#8D279C
#8D279C is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.192 H 322.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8D279C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 39, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(292, 60%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(292, 75%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.6%, 75%, 0%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.96, 57.32, -42.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.96, 71.15, 323.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.17% 0.1519 -0.1178) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.17% 0.192 322.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.7102, 9.5151, 32.3498) |
| Luminance | 0.0951 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 3.65
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 3.99
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 4.00
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 4.42
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 6.00
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 6.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8D279C #369C27
analogous
#52279C #8D279C #9C2770
triadic
#8D279C #9C8D27 #279C8D
tetradic
#8D279C #9C5227 #369C27 #27709C
square
#8D279C #9C5227 #369C27 #27709C
split-complementary
#8D279C #709C27 #279C52
monochromatic
#340F3A #611B6B #8D279C #B934CC #CA65D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.23
#8D279C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.90
#8D279C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8D279C
7.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8D279C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8D279C | 1.00 | 7.23 | 2.90 | 7.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#00509F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#385B99
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8F3D60
Achromatopsia (no color)
#575757
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8d279c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 39, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.192 322.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b26cba',
500: '#8d279c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8d279c; $custom-light: #b26cba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8d279c",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 39,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 292.308,
"s": 60,
"l": 38.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48171,
"c": 0.19227,
"h": 322.2
},
"luminance": 0.09514
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8D279C
secondary
#6DBE61
accent
#E34559
background
#FBF6FB
surface
#F6ECF6
border
#D0C7D0
text
#110812
muted
#807B81