#8A27A8#8A27A8

#8A27A8 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.201 H 316.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A27A8
RGB	rgb(138, 39, 168)
HSL	hsl(286, 62%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(286, 77%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.9%, 76.8%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.27, 58.98, -48.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.27, 76.62, 320.34°)
OKLab	oklab(48.55% 0.147 -0.1377)
OKLCH	oklch(48.55% 0.201 316.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.2736, 9.6822, 37.9445)
Luminance	0.0968 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A27A8 #45A827

analogous

#4A27A8 #8A27A8 #A82785

triadic

#8A27A8 #A88A27 #27A88A

tetradic

#8A27A8 #A84A27 #45A827 #2785A8

square

#8A27A8 #A84A27 #45A827 #2785A8

split-complementary

#8A27A8 #85A827 #27A84A

monochromatic

#381045 #611B76 #8A27A8 #AE3BD1 #C36CDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.15

#8A27A8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.94

#8A27A8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A27A8

7.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A27A8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A27A8	1.00	7.15	2.94	7.15
#FFFFFF	7.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#285AA5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#884366

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a27a8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 39, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.201 316.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06cc3',
    500: '#8a27a8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a27a8;
$custom-light: #b06cc3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a27a8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.047,
    "s": 62.319,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48546,
    "c": 0.20143,
    "h": 316.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09681
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A27A8

secondary

#7DC367

accent

#E54268

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A27A8

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

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