#8B27AC#8B27AC

#8B27AC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.205 H 316.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B27AC
RGB	rgb(139, 39, 172)
HSL	hsl(285, 63%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(285, 77%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.2%, 77.3%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.70, 59.96, -50.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.70, 78.46, 319.85°)
OKLab	oklab(48.97% 0.1477 -0.1426)
OKLCH	oklch(48.97% 0.205 316)
XYZ	xyz(18.8182, 9.9193, 39.9451)
Luminance	0.0992 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B27AC #48AC27

analogous

#4927AC #8B27AC #AC278B

triadic

#8B27AC #AC8B27 #27AC8B

tetradic

#8B27AC #AC4927 #48AC27 #278BAC

square

#8B27AC #AC4927 #48AC27 #278BAC

split-complementary

#8B27AC #8BAC27 #27AC49

monochromatic

#3A1048 #631C7A #8B27AC #AE3DD3 #C36FDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.04

#8B27AC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#8B27AC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B27AC

7.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B27AC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B27AC	1.00	7.04	2.98	7.04
#FFFFFF	7.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#255BA9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894569

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b27ac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 39, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.205 316.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16dc5',
    500: '#8b27ac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b27ac;
$custom-light: #b16dc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b27ac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.113,
    "s": 63.033,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48969,
    "c": 0.2053,
    "h": 316
  },
  "luminance": 0.09919
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B27AC

secondary

#80C56A

accent

#E6426B

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B27AC

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

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