#8A27BA#8A27BA

#8A27BA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.217 H 311.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A27BA
RGB	rgb(138, 39, 186)
HSL	hsl(280, 65%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(280, 79%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.8%, 79%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.55, 62.60, -57.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.55, 85.01, 317.42°)
OKLab	oklab(49.86% 0.1438 -0.163)
OKLCH	oklch(49.86% 0.217 311.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.0680, 10.4000, 47.3951)
Luminance	0.1040 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A27BA #57BA27

analogous

#4127BA #8A27BA #BA27A1

triadic

#8A27BA #BA8A27 #27BA8A

tetradic

#8A27BA #BA4127 #57BA27 #27A1BA

square

#8A27BA #BA4127 #57BA27 #27A1BA

split-complementary

#8A27BA #A1BA27 #27BA41

monochromatic

#3F1255 #641C87 #8A27BA #A846D8 #C079E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.82

#8A27BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#8A27BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A27BA

6.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A27BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A27BA	1.00	6.82	3.08	6.82
#FFFFFF	6.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005CB7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#844C71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a27ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 39, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.217 311.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16dd0',
    500: '#8a27ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a27ba;
$custom-light: #b16dd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a27ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.408,
    "s": 65.333,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49856,
    "c": 0.21738,
    "h": 311.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10399
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A27BA

secondary

#8FCB72

accent

#E84077

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110814

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A27BA

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

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