#8F279B#8F279B
#8F279B is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.192 H 323.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8F279B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(143, 39, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(294, 60%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(294, 75%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.7%, 74.8%, 0%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.22, 57.56, -41.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.22, 70.73, 324.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.4% 0.1543 -0.1147) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.4% 0.192 323.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.9691, 9.6583, 31.9218) |
| Luminance | 0.0966 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 3.52
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 3.61
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 4.12
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 4.38
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 5.95
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 6.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8F279B #339B27
analogous
#55279B #8F279B #9B276D
triadic
#8F279B #9B8F27 #279B8F
tetradic
#8F279B #9B5527 #339B27 #276D9B
square
#8F279B #9B5527 #339B27 #276D9B
split-complementary
#8F279B #6D9B27 #279B55
monochromatic
#350E39 #621B6A #8F279B #BC33CC #CC64D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.16
#8F279B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.93
#8F279B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8F279B
7.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8F279B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8F279B | 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)
#00509E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3B5C98
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#913C5F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#585858
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8f279b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 39, 155); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.192 323.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b36db9',
500: '#8f279b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8f279b; $custom-light: #b36db9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8f279b",
"rgb": {
"r": 143,
"g": 39,
"b": 155
},
"hsl": {
"h": 293.793,
"s": 59.794,
"l": 38.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48403,
"c": 0.19231,
"h": 323.4
},
"luminance": 0.09657
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8F279B
secondary
#6ABE60
accent
#E34555
background
#FBF6FB
surface
#F6ECF6
border
#D0C7D0
text
#110811
muted
#807B80