#8A27A0#8A27A0

#8A27A0 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.194 H 319.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A27A0
RGB	rgb(138, 39, 160)
HSL	hsl(289, 61%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(289, 76%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.8%, 75.6%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.73, 57.44, -44.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.73, 72.94, 321.95°)
OKLab	oklab(48% 0.148 -0.1262)
OKLCH	oklch(48% 0.194 319.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.5511, 9.3933, 34.1395)
Luminance	0.0939 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A27A0 #3DA027

analogous

#4E27A0 #8A27A0 #A0277A

triadic

#8A27A0 #A08A27 #27A08A

tetradic

#8A27A0 #A04E27 #3DA027 #277AA0

square

#8A27A0 #A04E27 #3DA027 #277AA0

split-complementary

#8A27A0 #7AA027 #27A04E

monochromatic

#350F3E #601B6F #8A27A0 #B236CE #C567DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.30

#8A27A0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.88

#8A27A0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A27A0

7.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A27A0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A27A0	1.00	7.30	2.88	7.30
#FFFFFF	7.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#315A9D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A4062

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a27a0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 39, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.194 319.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06cbd',
    500: '#8a27a0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a27a0;
$custom-light: #b06cbd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a27a0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.091,
    "s": 60.804,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47996,
    "c": 0.19445,
    "h": 319.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09392
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A27A0

secondary

#74C063

accent

#E44461

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110712

muted

#807A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A27A0

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

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