#8A27B1#8A27B1

#8A27B1 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.209 H 314.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A27B1
RGB	rgb(138, 39, 177)
HSL	hsl(283, 64%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(283, 78%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(22%, 78%, 0%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.90, 60.77, -53.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.90, 80.80, 318.77°)
OKLab	oklab(49.19% 0.1456 -0.1505)
OKLCH	oklch(49.19% 0.209 314)
XYZ	xyz(19.1412, 10.0293, 42.5140)
Luminance	0.1003 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A27B1 #4EB127

analogous

#4527B1 #8A27B1 #B12793

triadic

#8A27B1 #B18A27 #27B18A

tetradic

#8A27B1 #B14527 #4EB127 #2793B1

square

#8A27B1 #B14527 #4EB127 #2793B1

split-complementary

#8A27B1 #93B127 #27B145

monochromatic

#3C114D #631C7F #8A27B1 #AB40D5 #C172E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.99

#8A27B1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#8A27B1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A27B1

6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A27B1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A27B1	1.00	6.99	3.01	6.99
#FFFFFF	6.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A5BAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#86476C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a27b1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 39, 177);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.209 314.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16dc9',
    500: '#8a27b1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a27b1;
$custom-light: #b16dc9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a27b1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 177
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.043,
    "s": 63.889,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49189,
    "c": 0.20938,
    "h": 314
  },
  "luminance": 0.10029
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A27B1

secondary

#86C76D

accent

#E74170

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A27B1

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

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