#8E279B#8E279B

#8E279B is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.192 H 323.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E279B
RGB	rgb(142, 39, 155)
HSL	hsl(293, 60%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(293, 75%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.4%, 74.8%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.06, 57.35, -41.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.06, 70.71, 324.19°)
OKLab	oklab(48.26% 0.1532 -0.1155)
OKLCH	oklch(48.26% 0.192 323)
XYZ	xyz(17.7967, 9.5694, 31.9137)
Luminance	0.0957 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E279B #349B27

analogous

#54279B #8E279B #9B276E

triadic

#8E279B #9B8E27 #279B8E

tetradic

#8E279B #9B5427 #349B27 #276E9B

square

#8E279B #9B5427 #349B27 #276E9B

split-complementary

#8E279B #6E9B27 #279B54

monochromatic

#340E39 #611B6A #8E279B #BB33CC #CB64D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.21

#8E279B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.91

#8E279B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E279B

7.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E279B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E279B	1.00	7.21	2.91	7.21
#FFFFFF	7.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00509E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A5B98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#903D5F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e279b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 39, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.192 323.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36cb9',
    500: '#8e279b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e279b;
$custom-light: #b36cb9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e279b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.276,
    "s": 59.794,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48255,
    "c": 0.19186,
    "h": 323
  },
  "luminance": 0.09568
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E279B

secondary

#6ABE60

accent

#E34557

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110811

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E279B

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

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