#8C27BB#8C27BB

#8C27BB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.219 H 311.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C27BB
RGB	rgb(140, 39, 187)
HSL	hsl(281, 65%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(281, 79%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.1%, 79.1%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.92, 63.15, -57.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.92, 85.40, 317.69°)
OKLab	oklab(50.2% 0.1462 -0.1629)
OKLCH	oklch(50.2% 0.219 311.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.5087, 10.6149, 47.9726)
Luminance	0.1061 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C27BB #56BB27

analogous

#4227BB #8C27BB #BB27A0

triadic

#8C27BB #BB8C27 #27BB8C

tetradic

#8C27BB #BB4227 #56BB27 #27A0BB

square

#8C27BB #BB4227 #56BB27 #27A0BB

split-complementary

#8C27BB #A0BB27 #27BB42

monochromatic

#401256 #661C88 #8C27BB #AA47D9 #C279E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.72

#8C27BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#8C27BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C27BB

6.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C27BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C27BB	1.00	6.72	3.12	6.72
#FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#025DB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#864C71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c27bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 39, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.219 311.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36ed0',
    500: '#8c27bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c27bb;
$custom-light: #b36ed0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c27bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.946,
    "s": 65.487,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50202,
    "c": 0.21886,
    "h": 311.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10614
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C27BB

secondary

#8FCB73

accent

#E83F75

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#120814

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C27BB

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

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