#8D27A2#8D27A2
#8D27A2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.197 H 320.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8D27A2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 39, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(290, 61%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(290, 76%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13%, 75.9%, 0%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.34, 58.44, -45.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.34, 73.85, 322.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.57% 0.1514 -0.1266) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.57% 0.197 320.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.2308, 9.7233, 35.0919) |
| Luminance | 0.0972 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 3.45
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 4.60
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 4.90
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 5.14
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 5.54
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 5.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8D27A2 #3CA227
analogous
#5027A2 #8D27A2 #A2277A
triadic
#8D27A2 #A28D27 #27A28D
tetradic
#8D27A2 #A25027 #3CA227 #277AA2
square
#8D27A2 #A25027 #3CA227 #277AA2
split-complementary
#8D27A2 #7AA227 #27A250
monochromatic
#370F3F #621B71 #8D27A2 #B537CF #C769DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.13
#8D27A2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.94
#8D27A2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8D27A2
7.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8D27A2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8D27A2 | 1.00 | 7.13 | 2.94 | 7.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0051A5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#335B9F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8D4063
Achromatopsia (no color)
#585858
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8d27a2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 39, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.197 320.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b26dbe',
500: '#8d27a2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8d27a2; $custom-light: #b26dbe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8d27a2",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 39,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 289.756,
"s": 61.194,
"l": 39.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48566,
"c": 0.19738,
"h": 320.1
},
"luminance": 0.09722
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8D27A2
secondary
#74C164
accent
#E4435F
background
#FBF6FB
surface
#F6ECF7
border
#D0C7D0
text
#110812
muted
#807B81