#8B27B3#8B27B3

#8B27B3 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.211 H 313.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B27B3
RGB	rgb(139, 39, 179)
HSL	hsl(283, 64%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(283, 78%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.3%, 78.2%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.19, 61.36, -53.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.19, 81.71, 318.67°)
OKLab	oklab(49.47% 0.1465 -0.1525)
OKLCH	oklch(49.47% 0.211 313.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.5083, 10.1953, 43.5793)
Luminance	0.1019 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B27B3 #4FB327

analogous

#4527B3 #8B27B3 #B32795

triadic

#8B27B3 #B38B27 #27B38B

tetradic

#8B27B3 #B34527 #4FB327 #2795B3

square

#8B27B3 #B34527 #4FB327 #2795B3

split-complementary

#8B27B3 #95B327 #27B345

monochromatic

#3D114E #641C81 #8B27B3 #AB41D6 #C274E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.91

#8B27B3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#8B27B3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B27B3

6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B27B3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B27B3	1.00	6.91	3.04	6.91
#FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#195CB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#87486D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b27b3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 39, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.211 313.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16dcb',
    500: '#8b27b3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b27b3;
$custom-light: #b16dcb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b27b3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.857,
    "s": 64.22,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49473,
    "c": 0.21148,
    "h": 313.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10195
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B27B3

secondary

#88C86E

accent

#E74170

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B27B3

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

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