#8A27AE#8A27AE

#8A27AE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.207 H 315.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A27AE
RGB	rgb(138, 39, 174)
HSL	hsl(284, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(284, 78%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.7%, 77.6%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.68, 60.17, -51.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.68, 79.41, 319.27°)
OKLab	oklab(48.97% 0.1461 -0.1463)
OKLCH	oklch(48.97% 0.207 315)
XYZ	xyz(18.8455, 9.9110, 40.9565)
Luminance	0.0991 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A27AE #4BAE27

analogous

#4727AE #8A27AE #AE278F

triadic

#8A27AE #AE8A27 #27AE8A

tetradic

#8A27AE #AE4727 #4BAE27 #278FAE

square

#8A27AE #AE4727 #4BAE27 #278FAE

split-complementary

#8A27AE #8FAE27 #27AE47

monochromatic

#3B114A #621C7C #8A27AE #AC3ED4 #C270DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.04

#8A27AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#8A27AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A27AE

7.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A27AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A27AE	1.00	7.04	2.98	7.04
#FFFFFF	7.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#205BAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#87466A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a27ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 39, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.207 315.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16dc7',
    500: '#8a27ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a27ae;
$custom-light: #b16dc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a27ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284,
    "s": 63.38,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48972,
    "c": 0.20672,
    "h": 315
  },
  "luminance": 0.0991
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A27AE

secondary

#83C66B

accent

#E6416D

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A27AE

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

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