#8B27BC#8B27BC

#8B27BC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.219 H 311.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B27BC
RGB	rgb(139, 39, 188)
HSL	hsl(280, 66%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(280, 79%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.1%, 79.3%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.85, 63.18, -58.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.85, 85.91, 317.35°)
OKLab	oklab(50.14% 0.1447 -0.165)
OKLCH	oklch(50.14% 0.219 311.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.4483, 10.5714, 48.5305)
Luminance	0.1057 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B27BC #58BC27

analogous

#4027BC #8B27BC #BC27A3

triadic

#8B27BC #BC8B27 #27BC8B

tetradic

#8B27BC #BC4027 #58BC27 #27A3BC

square

#8B27BC #BC4027 #58BC27 #27A3BC

split-complementary

#8B27BC #A3BC27 #27BC40

monochromatic

#401257 #661C89 #8B27BC #A947D9 #C17AE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.74

#8B27BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#8B27BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B27BC

6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B27BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B27BC	1.00	6.74	3.11	6.74
#FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#854C72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b27bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 39, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.219 311.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26ed1',
    500: '#8b27bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b27bc;
$custom-light: #b26ed1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b27bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.268,
    "s": 65.639,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50142,
    "c": 0.21946,
    "h": 311.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10571
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B27BC

secondary

#90CB73

accent

#E93F77

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110814

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B27BC

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

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