#8A27BB#8A27BB

#8A27BB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.218 H 311.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A27BB
RGB	rgb(138, 39, 187)
HSL	hsl(280, 65%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(280, 79%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.2%, 79.1%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.63, 62.80, -57.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.63, 85.48, 317.28°)
OKLab	oklab(49.93% 0.1436 -0.1644)
OKLCH	oklch(49.93% 0.218 311.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.1747, 10.4427, 47.9569)
Luminance	0.1044 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A27BB #58BB27

analogous

#4027BB #8A27BB #BB27A2

triadic

#8A27BB #BB8A27 #27BB8A

tetradic

#8A27BB #BB4027 #58BB27 #27A2BB

square

#8A27BB #BB4027 #58BB27 #27A2BB

split-complementary

#8A27BB #A2BB27 #27BB40

monochromatic

#3F1256 #651C88 #8A27BB #A847D9 #C079E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.80

#8A27BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#8A27BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A27BB

6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A27BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A27BB	1.00	6.80	3.09	6.80
#FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#834C71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a27bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 39, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.218 311.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16dd0',
    500: '#8a27bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a27bb;
$custom-light: #b16dd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a27bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.135,
    "s": 65.487,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49932,
    "c": 0.21827,
    "h": 311.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10442
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A27BB

secondary

#90CB73

accent

#E83F77

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110814

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A27BB

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

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