#8B27AF#8B27AF

#8B27AF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.208 H 315.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B27AF
RGB	rgb(139, 39, 175)
HSL	hsl(284, 64%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(284, 78%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.6%, 77.7%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.91, 60.56, -52.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.91, 79.85, 319.33°)
OKLab	oklab(49.18% 0.1472 -0.1469)
OKLCH	oklch(49.18% 0.208 315.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.1096, 10.0359, 41.4796)
Luminance	0.1003 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B27AF #4BAF27

analogous

#4727AF #8B27AF #AF278F

triadic

#8B27AF #AF8B27 #27AF8B

tetradic

#8B27AF #AF4727 #4BAF27 #278FAF

square

#8B27AF #AF4727 #4BAF27 #278FAF

split-complementary

#8B27AF #8FAF27 #27AF47

monochromatic

#3B114B #631C7D #8B27AF #AD3FD4 #C271DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.98

#8B27AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#8B27AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B27AF

6.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B27AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B27AF	1.00	6.98	3.01	6.98
#FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#205CAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#88466A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b27af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 39, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.208 315.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16dc8',
    500: '#8b27af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b27af;
$custom-light: #b16dc8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b27af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.118,
    "s": 63.551,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49183,
    "c": 0.20795,
    "h": 315.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10035
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B27AF

secondary

#84C66B

accent

#E7416D

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B27AF

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

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