#8E279D#8E279D

#8E279D is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.194 H 322.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E279D
RGB	rgb(142, 39, 157)
HSL	hsl(292, 60%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(292, 75%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.6%, 75.2%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.18, 57.71, -42.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.18, 71.60, 323.71°)
OKLab	oklab(48.38% 0.153 -0.1185)
OKLCH	oklch(48.38% 0.194 322.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.9660, 9.6372, 32.8056)
Luminance	0.0964 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E279D #369D27

analogous

#53279D #8E279D #9D2771

triadic

#8E279D #9D8E27 #279D8E

tetradic

#8E279D #9D5327 #369D27 #27719D

square

#8E279D #9D5327 #369D27 #27719D

split-complementary

#8E279D #719D27 #279D53

monochromatic

#350F3B #621B6C #8E279D #B935CD #CA66D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.17

#8E279D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.93

#8E279D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E279D

7.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E279D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E279D	1.00	7.17	2.93	7.17
#FFFFFF	7.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#385B9A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#903E60

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e279d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 39, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.194 322.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36cba',
    500: '#8e279d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e279d;
$custom-light: #b36cba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e279d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.373,
    "s": 60.204,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48384,
    "c": 0.19354,
    "h": 322.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09636
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E279D

secondary

#6DBF61

accent

#E34459

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E279D

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

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