#8A27AA#8A27AA

#8A27AA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.203 H 316.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A27AA
RGB	rgb(138, 39, 170)
HSL	hsl(285, 63%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(285, 77%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.8%, 77.1%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.40, 59.38, -49.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.40, 77.55, 319.97°)
OKLab	oklab(48.69% 0.1467 -0.1406)
OKLCH	oklch(48.69% 0.203 316.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.4613, 9.7573, 38.9333)
Luminance	0.0976 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A27AA #47AA27

analogous

#4927AA #8A27AA #AA2788

triadic

#8A27AA #AA8A27 #27AA8A

tetradic

#8A27AA #AA4927 #47AA27 #2788AA

square

#8A27AA #AA4927 #47AA27 #2788AA

split-complementary

#8A27AA #88AA27 #27AA49

monochromatic

#391046 #621C78 #8A27AA #AE3CD2 #C26EDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.12

#8A27AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.95

#8A27AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A27AA

7.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A27AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A27AA	1.00	7.12	2.95	7.12
#FFFFFF	7.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#265BA7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#884468

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a27aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 39, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.203 316.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06dc4',
    500: '#8a27aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a27aa;
$custom-light: #b06dc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a27aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.344,
    "s": 62.679,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48686,
    "c": 0.20318,
    "h": 316.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09757
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A27AA

secondary

#7FC469

accent

#E6426A

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A27AA

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

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