#8A27BC#8A27BC

#8A27BC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.219 H 310.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A27BC
RGB	rgb(138, 39, 188)
HSL	hsl(280, 66%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(280, 79%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.6%, 79.3%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.70, 63.01, -58.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.70, 85.95, 317.15°)
OKLab	oklab(50.01% 0.1434 -0.1658)
OKLCH	oklch(50.01% 0.219 310.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.2821, 10.4857, 48.5227)
Luminance	0.1048 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A27BC #59BC27

analogous

#4027BC #8A27BC #BC27A4

triadic

#8A27BC #BC8A27 #27BC8A

tetradic

#8A27BC #BC4027 #59BC27 #27A4BC

square

#8A27BC #BC4027 #59BC27 #27A4BC

split-complementary

#8A27BC #A4BC27 #27BC40

monochromatic

#401257 #651C89 #8A27BC #A847D9 #C07AE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.78

#8A27BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#8A27BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A27BC

6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A27BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A27BC	1.00	6.78	3.10	6.78
#FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#834C72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a27bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 39, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.219 310.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16dd1',
    500: '#8a27bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a27bc;
$custom-light: #b16dd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a27bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.866,
    "s": 65.639,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50007,
    "c": 0.21916,
    "h": 310.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10485
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A27BC

secondary

#91CB73

accent

#E93F78

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110814

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A27BC

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

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