#8B27AB#8B27AB

#8B27AB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.204 H 316.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B27AB
RGB	rgb(139, 39, 171)
HSL	hsl(285, 63%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(285, 77%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.7%, 77.2%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.63, 59.77, -50.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.63, 77.99, 320.02°)
OKLab	oklab(48.9% 0.1478 -0.1412)
OKLCH	oklch(48.9% 0.204 316.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.7225, 9.8810, 39.4412)
Luminance	0.0988 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B27AB #47AB27

analogous

#4927AB #8B27AB #AB2789

triadic

#8B27AB #AB8B27 #27AB8B

tetradic

#8B27AB #AB4927 #47AB27 #2789AB

square

#8B27AB #AB4927 #47AB27 #2789AB

split-complementary

#8B27AB #89AB27 #27AB49

monochromatic

#3A1047 #621C79 #8B27AB #AE3DD3 #C36EDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.06

#8B27AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#8B27AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B27AB

7.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B27AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B27AB	1.00	7.06	2.98	7.06
#FFFFFF	7.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#265BA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894568

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b27ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 39, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.204 316.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16dc5',
    500: '#8b27ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b27ab;
$custom-light: #b16dc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b27ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.455,
    "s": 62.857,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48898,
    "c": 0.20443,
    "h": 316.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0988
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B27AB

secondary

#7FC569

accent

#E6426A

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B27AB

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

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