#8B27BA#8B27BA

#8B27BA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.218 H 311.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B27BA
RGB	rgb(139, 39, 186)
HSL	hsl(281, 65%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(281, 79%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.3%, 79%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.70, 62.77, -57.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.70, 84.97, 317.63°)
OKLab	oklab(49.99% 0.1451 -0.1622)
OKLCH	oklch(49.99% 0.218 311.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.2342, 10.4857, 47.4029)
Luminance	0.1048 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B27BA #56BA27

analogous

#4127BA #8B27BA #BA27A0

triadic

#8B27BA #BA8B27 #27BA8B

tetradic

#8B27BA #BA4127 #56BA27 #27A0BA

square

#8B27BA #BA4127 #56BA27 #27A0BA

split-complementary

#8B27BA #A0BA27 #27BA41

monochromatic

#3F1255 #651C87 #8B27BA #A946D8 #C179E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.78

#8B27BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#8B27BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B27BA

6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B27BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B27BA	1.00	6.78	3.10	6.78
#FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#015DB7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#854B71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b27ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 39, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.218 311.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26dd0',
    500: '#8b27ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b27ba;
$custom-light: #b26dd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b27ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.816,
    "s": 65.333,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49991,
    "c": 0.21767,
    "h": 311.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10485
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B27BA

secondary

#8ECB72

accent

#E84075

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110814

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B27BA

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

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