#8A27AB#8A27AB

#8A27AB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.204 H 315.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A27AB
RGB	rgb(138, 39, 171)
HSL	hsl(285, 63%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(285, 77%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.3%, 77.2%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.47, 59.57, -50.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.47, 78.01, 319.79°)
OKLab	oklab(48.76% 0.1466 -0.142)
OKLCH	oklch(48.76% 0.204 315.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.5563, 9.7953, 39.4334)
Luminance	0.0979 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A27AB #48AB27

analogous

#4827AB #8A27AB #AB278A

triadic

#8A27AB #AB8A27 #27AB8A

tetradic

#8A27AB #AB4827 #48AB27 #278AAB

square

#8A27AB #AB4827 #48AB27 #278AAB

split-complementary

#8A27AB #8AAB27 #27AB48

monochromatic

#3A1047 #621C79 #8A27AB #AD3DD3 #C26EDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.10

#8A27AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96

#8A27AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A27AB

7.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A27AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A27AB	1.00	7.10	2.96	7.10
#FFFFFF	7.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#245BA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#884568

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a27ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 39, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.204 315.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06dc5',
    500: '#8a27ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a27ab;
$custom-light: #b06dc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a27ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285,
    "s": 62.857,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48757,
    "c": 0.20407,
    "h": 315.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09795
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A27AB

secondary

#80C569

accent

#E6426B

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A27AB

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

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