#8B27B2#8B27B2

#8B27B2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.211 H 314.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B27B2
RGB	rgb(139, 39, 178)
HSL	hsl(283, 64%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(283, 78%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.9%, 78.1%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.12, 61.16, -53.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.12, 81.24, 318.83°)
OKLab	oklab(49.4% 0.1467 -0.1511)
OKLCH	oklch(49.4% 0.211 314.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.4075, 10.1550, 43.0486)
Luminance	0.1015 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B27B2 #4EB227

analogous

#4527B2 #8B27B2 #B22794

triadic

#8B27B2 #B28B27 #27B28B

tetradic

#8B27B2 #B24527 #4EB227 #2794B2

square

#8B27B2 #B24527 #4EB227 #2794B2

split-complementary

#8B27B2 #94B227 #27B245

monochromatic

#3D114E #641C80 #8B27B2 #AC41D5 #C273E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.93

#8B27B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#8B27B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B27B2

6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B27B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B27B2	1.00	6.93	3.03	6.93
#FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1B5CAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#87486C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b27b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 39, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.211 314.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16dca',
    500: '#8b27b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b27b2;
$custom-light: #b16dca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b27b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.165,
    "s": 64.055,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.494,
    "c": 0.21059,
    "h": 314.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10154
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B27B2

secondary

#87C86D

accent

#E7416F

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B27B2

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

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