#A8279E#A8279E

#A8279E is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.207 H 331.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A8279E
RGB	rgb(168, 39, 158)
HSL	hsl(305, 62%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(305, 77%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.8%, 6%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.61, 63.49, -35.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.61, 72.83, 330.66°)
OKLab	oklab(52.4% 0.1817 -0.0983)
OKLCH	oklch(52.4% 0.207 331.6)
XYZ	xyz(23.0455, 12.2464, 33.4912)
Luminance	0.1224 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A8279E #27A831

analogous

#7127A8 #A8279E #A8275D

triadic

#A8279E #9EA827 #279EA8

tetradic

#A8279E #A87127 #27A831 #275DA8

square

#A8279E #A87127 #27A831 #275DA8

split-complementary

#A8279E #5DA827 #27A871

monochromatic

#451041 #761B6F #A8279E #D13BC6 #DD6CD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.09

#A8279E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#A8279E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A8279E

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A8279E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A8279E	1.00	6.09	3.45	6.09
#FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1B57A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#52689B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#AF3761

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a8279e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 39, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.207 331.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c670bb',
    500: '#a8279e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a8279e;
$custom-light: #c670bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a8279e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 168,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 304.651,
    "s": 62.319,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52399,
    "c": 0.20656,
    "h": 331.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12244
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A8279E

secondary

#67C36E

accent

#E54F42

background

#FCF7FB

surface

#F9EDF6

border

#D2C8D0

text

#130812

muted

#827B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #A8279E

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

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