#8A27B4#8A27B4

#8A27B4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.212 H 313.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A27B4
RGB	rgb(138, 39, 180)
HSL	hsl(282, 64%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(282, 78%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.3%, 78.3%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.11, 61.38, -54.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.11, 82.21, 318.30°)
OKLab	oklab(49.41% 0.145 -0.1547)
OKLCH	oklch(49.41% 0.212 313.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.4435, 10.1502, 44.1061)
Luminance	0.1015 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A27B4 #51B427

analogous

#4427B4 #8A27B4 #B42797

triadic

#8A27B4 #B48A27 #27B48A

tetradic

#8A27B4 #B44427 #51B427 #2797B4

square

#8A27B4 #B44427 #51B427 #2797B4

split-complementary

#8A27B4 #97B427 #27B444

monochromatic

#3D114F #631C82 #8A27B4 #AA42D6 #C174E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.93

#8A27B4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#8A27B4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A27B4

6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A27B4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A27B4	1.00	6.93	3.03	6.93
#FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#145CB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#85496D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a27b4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 39, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.212 313.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16dcb',
    500: '#8a27b4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a27b4;
$custom-light: #b16dcb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a27b4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.128,
    "s": 64.384,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49408,
    "c": 0.21204,
    "h": 313.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1015
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A27B4

secondary

#89C86F

accent

#E74072

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF9

border

#D0C7D2

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A27B4

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

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