#8E279C#8E279C

#8E279C is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.193 H 322.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E279C
RGB	rgb(142, 39, 156)
HSL	hsl(293, 60%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(293, 75%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(9%, 75%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.12, 57.53, -41.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.12, 71.16, 323.95°)
OKLab	oklab(48.32% 0.1531 -0.117)
OKLCH	oklch(48.32% 0.193 322.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.8810, 9.6032, 32.3578)
Luminance	0.0960 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E279C #359C27

analogous

#54279C #8E279C #9C276F

triadic

#8E279C #9C8E27 #279C8E

tetradic

#8E279C #9C5427 #359C27 #276F9C

square

#8E279C #9C5427 #359C27 #276F9C

split-complementary

#8E279C #6F9C27 #279C54

monochromatic

#350F3A #611B6B #8E279C #BA34CC #CB65D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.19

#8E279C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#8E279C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E279C

7.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E279C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E279C	1.00	7.19	2.92	7.19
#FFFFFF	7.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00509F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#395B99

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#903D60

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e279c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 39, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.193 322.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36cba',
    500: '#8e279c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e279c;
$custom-light: #b36cba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e279c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.821,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48319,
    "c": 0.1927,
    "h": 322.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09602
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E279C

secondary

#6CBE61

accent

#E34558

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E279C

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

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