#8B27AD#8B27AD

#8B27AD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.206 H 315.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B27AD
RGB	rgb(139, 39, 173)
HSL	hsl(285, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(285, 77%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.7%, 77.5%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.77, 60.16, -51.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.77, 78.92, 319.67°)
OKLab	oklab(49.04% 0.1475 -0.1441)
OKLCH	oklch(49.04% 0.206 315.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.9146, 9.9579, 40.4528)
Luminance	0.0996 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B27AD #49AD27

analogous

#4827AD #8B27AD #AD278C

triadic

#8B27AD #AD8B27 #27AD8B

tetradic

#8B27AD #AD4827 #49AD27 #278CAD

square

#8B27AD #AD4827 #49AD27 #278CAD

split-complementary

#8B27AD #8CAD27 #27AD48

monochromatic

#3B1049 #631C7B #8B27AD #AD3ED3 #C370DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.02

#8B27AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.99

#8B27AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B27AD

7.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B27AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B27AD	1.00	7.02	2.99	7.02
#FFFFFF	7.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#235BAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#884569

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b27ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 39, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.206 315.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16dc6',
    500: '#8b27ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b27ad;
$custom-light: #b16dc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b27ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.776,
    "s": 63.208,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4904,
    "c": 0.20618,
    "h": 315.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09957
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B27AD

secondary

#81C66A

accent

#E6426B

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B27AD

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

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