#8C27CA#8C27CA

#8C27CA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.232 H 307.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C27CA
RGB	rgb(140, 39, 202)
HSL	hsl(277, 68%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(277, 81%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.7%, 80.7%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.07, 66.25, -64.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.07, 92.40, 315.81°)
OKLab	oklab(51.36% 0.1427 -0.1832)
OKLCH	oklch(51.36% 0.232 307.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.1991, 11.2911, 56.8756)
Luminance	0.1129 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C27CA #65CA27

analogous

#3B27CA #8C27CA #CA27B7

triadic

#8C27CA #CA8C27 #27CA8C

tetradic

#8C27CA #CA3B27 #65CA27 #27B7CA

square

#8C27CA #CA3B27 #65CA27 #27B7CA

split-complementary

#8C27CA #B7CA27 #27CA3B

monochromatic

#451363 #681D97 #8C27CA #A851DD #C284E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.45

#8C27CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#8C27CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C27CA

6.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C27CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C27CA	1.00	6.45	3.26	6.45
#FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BCE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005FC7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#82537A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c27ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 39, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.232 307.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b46edb',
    500: '#8c27ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c27ca;
$custom-light: #b46edb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c27ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.178,
    "s": 67.635,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51357,
    "c": 0.2322,
    "h": 307.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11291
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C27CA

secondary

#9CD07C

accent

#EB3D7F

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120815

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C27CA

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

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