#8B27AA#8B27AA

#8B27AA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.204 H 316.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B27AA
RGB	rgb(139, 39, 170)
HSL	hsl(286, 63%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(286, 77%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.2%, 77.1%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.56, 59.57, -49.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.56, 77.53, 320.21°)
OKLab	oklab(48.83% 0.148 -0.1398)
OKLCH	oklch(48.83% 0.204 316.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.6276, 9.8431, 38.9411)
Luminance	0.0984 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B27AA #46AA27

analogous

#4A27AA #8B27AA #AA2787

triadic

#8B27AA #AA8B27 #27AA8B

tetradic

#8B27AA #AA4A27 #46AA27 #2787AA

square

#8B27AA #AA4A27 #46AA27 #2787AA

split-complementary

#8B27AA #87AA27 #27AA4A

monochromatic

#3A1046 #621C78 #8B27AA #AF3CD2 #C36EDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.07

#8B27AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#8B27AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B27AA

7.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B27AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B27AA	1.00	7.07	2.97	7.07
#FFFFFF	7.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#275BA7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894468

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b27aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 39, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.204 316.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16dc4',
    500: '#8b27aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b27aa;
$custom-light: #b16dc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b27aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.802,
    "s": 62.679,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48828,
    "c": 0.20355,
    "h": 316.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09842
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B27AA

secondary

#7EC469

accent

#E64269

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B27AA

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

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