#8A27AD#8A27AD

#8A27AD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.206 H 315.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A27AD
RGB	rgb(138, 39, 173)
HSL	hsl(284, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(284, 77%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.2%, 77.5%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.61, 59.97, -51.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.61, 78.94, 319.44°)
OKLab	oklab(48.9% 0.1462 -0.1448)
OKLCH	oklch(48.9% 0.206 315.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.7484, 9.8722, 40.4450)
Luminance	0.0987 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A27AD #4AAD27

analogous

#4727AD #8A27AD #AD278D

triadic

#8A27AD #AD8A27 #27AD8A

tetradic

#8A27AD #AD4727 #4AAD27 #278DAD

square

#8A27AD #AD4727 #4AAD27 #278DAD

split-complementary

#8A27AD #8DAD27 #27AD47

monochromatic

#3A1049 #621C7B #8A27AD #AC3ED3 #C270DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.06

#8A27AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#8A27AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A27AD

7.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A27AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A27AD	1.00	7.06	2.97	7.06
#FFFFFF	7.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#215BAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#874669

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a27ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 39, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.206 315.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06dc6',
    500: '#8a27ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a27ad;
$custom-light: #b06dc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a27ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.328,
    "s": 63.208,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.489,
    "c": 0.20583,
    "h": 315.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09871
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A27AD

secondary

#82C66A

accent

#E6426D

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A27AD

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

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