#8B27BB#8B27BB

#8B27BB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.219 H 311.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B27BB
RGB	rgb(139, 39, 187)
HSL	hsl(281, 65%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(281, 79%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.7%, 79.1%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.77, 62.98, -57.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.77, 85.44, 317.49°)
OKLab	oklab(50.07% 0.1449 -0.1636)
OKLCH	oklch(50.07% 0.219 311.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.3409, 10.5284, 47.9647)
Luminance	0.1053 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B27BB #57BB27

analogous

#4127BB #8B27BB #BB27A1

triadic

#8B27BB #BB8B27 #27BB8B

tetradic

#8B27BB #BB4127 #57BB27 #27A1BB

square

#8B27BB #BB4127 #57BB27 #27A1BB

split-complementary

#8B27BB #A1BB27 #27BB41

monochromatic

#401256 #651C88 #8B27BB #A947D9 #C179E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.76

#8B27BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#8B27BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B27BB

6.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B27BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B27BB	1.00	6.76	3.11	6.76
#FFFFFF	6.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#854C71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b27bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 39, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.219 311.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26dd0',
    500: '#8b27bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b27bb;
$custom-light: #b26dd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b27bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.541,
    "s": 65.487,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50066,
    "c": 0.21857,
    "h": 311.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10528
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B27BB

secondary

#8FCB73

accent

#E83F76

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110814

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B27BB

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

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