#8E279E#8E279E

#8E279E is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.194 H 321.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E279E
RGB	rgb(142, 39, 158)
HSL	hsl(292, 60%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(292, 75%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.1%, 75.3%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.25, 57.90, -42.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.25, 72.05, 323.47°)
OKLab	oklab(48.45% 0.153 -0.12)
OKLCH	oklch(48.45% 0.194 321.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.0517, 9.6715, 33.2571)
Luminance	0.0967 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E279E #379E27

analogous

#52279E #8E279E #9E2772

triadic

#8E279E #9E8E27 #279E8E

tetradic

#8E279E #9E5227 #379E27 #27729E

square

#8E279E #9E5227 #379E27 #27729E

split-complementary

#8E279E #729E27 #279E52

monochromatic

#360F3C #621B6D #8E279E #B935CD #CA66D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.16

#8E279E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.93

#8E279E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E279E

7.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E279E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E279E	1.00	7.16	2.93	7.16
#FFFFFF	7.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#385B9B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#903E61

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e279e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 39, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.194 321.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36dbb',
    500: '#8e279e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e279e;
$custom-light: #b36dbb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e279e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.933,
    "s": 60.406,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48449,
    "c": 0.1944,
    "h": 321.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.0967
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E279E

secondary

#6EBF62

accent

#E4445A

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E279E

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

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