#8D27A5#8D27A5
#8D27A5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.200 H 319.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8D27A5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 39, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(289, 62%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(289, 76%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.5%, 76.4%, 0%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.54, 59.00, -46.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.54, 75.21, 321.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.77% 0.1511 -0.131) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.77% 0.2 319.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.5007, 9.8313, 36.5131) |
| Luminance | 0.0983 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 3.48
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 4.94
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 5.35
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 5.38
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 5.54
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 5.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8D27A5 #3FA527
analogous
#4E27A5 #8D27A5 #A5277E
triadic
#8D27A5 #A58D27 #27A58D
tetradic
#8D27A5 #A54E27 #3FA527 #277EA5
square
#8D27A5 #A54E27 #3FA527 #277EA5
split-complementary
#8D27A5 #7EA527 #27A54E
monochromatic
#381042 #631B74 #8D27A5 #B339D0 #C66ADC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.08
#8D27A5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.97
#8D27A5 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8D27A5
7.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8D27A5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8D27A5 | 1.00 | 7.08 | 2.97 | 7.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0052A8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#305CA2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8D4165
Achromatopsia (no color)
#585858
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8d27a5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 39, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.200 319.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b26dc0',
500: '#8d27a5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8d27a5; $custom-light: #b26dc0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8d27a5",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 39,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 288.571,
"s": 61.765,
"l": 40
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48768,
"c": 0.19996,
"h": 319.1
},
"luminance": 0.0983
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8D27A5
secondary
#77C266
accent
#E54362
background
#FBF6FB
surface
#F6ECF7
border
#D0C7D0
text
#110812
muted
#807B81