#8A27B3#8A27B3

#8A27B3 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.211 H 313.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A27B3
RGB	rgb(138, 39, 179)
HSL	hsl(282, 64%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(282, 78%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.9%, 78.2%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.04, 61.17, -54.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.04, 81.74, 318.45°)
OKLab	oklab(49.34% 0.1452 -0.1533)
OKLCH	oklch(49.34% 0.211 313.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.3420, 10.1096, 43.5716)
Luminance	0.1011 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A27B3 #50B327

analogous

#4427B3 #8A27B3 #B32796

triadic

#8A27B3 #B38A27 #27B38A

tetradic

#8A27B3 #B34427 #50B327 #2796B3

square

#8A27B3 #B34427 #50B327 #2796B3

split-complementary

#8A27B3 #96B327 #27B344

monochromatic

#3D114E #631C81 #8A27B3 #AA41D6 #C174E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.95

#8A27B3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#8A27B3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A27B3

6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A27B3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A27B3	1.00	6.95	3.02	6.95
#FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#165CB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#86486D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a27b3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 39, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.211 313.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16dcb',
    500: '#8a27b3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a27b3;
$custom-light: #b16dcb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a27b3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.429,
    "s": 64.22,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49335,
    "c": 0.21114,
    "h": 313.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10109
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A27B3

secondary

#88C86E

accent

#E74171

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF9

border

#D0C7D2

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A27B3

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

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