#A8279D#A8279D

#A8279D is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.206 H 331.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A8279D
RGB	rgb(168, 39, 157)
HSL	hsl(305, 62%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(305, 77%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.8%, 6.5%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.55, 63.33, -35.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.55, 72.44, 330.95°)
OKLab	oklab(52.34% 0.1816 -0.0968)
OKLCH	oklch(52.34% 0.206 331.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.9598, 12.2121, 33.0397)
Luminance	0.1221 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A8279D #27A832

analogous

#7227A8 #A8279D #A8275D

triadic

#A8279D #9DA827 #279DA8

tetradic

#A8279D #A87227 #27A832 #275DA8

square

#A8279D #A87227 #27A832 #275DA8

split-complementary

#A8279D #5DA827 #27A872

monochromatic

#451040 #761B6F #A8279D #D13BC5 #DD6CD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.10

#A8279D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#A8279D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A8279D

6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A8279D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A8279D	1.00	6.10	3.44	6.10
#FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1C57A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#52689A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF3761

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a8279d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 39, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.206 331.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c670ba',
    500: '#a8279d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a8279d;
$custom-light: #c670ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a8279d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 168,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 305.116,
    "s": 62.319,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52343,
    "c": 0.20582,
    "h": 331.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1221
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A8279D

secondary

#67C36F

accent

#E55042

background

#FCF7FB

surface

#F9EDF6

border

#D2C8D0

text

#130812

muted

#827B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #A8279D

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

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