#8D27AB#8D27AB

#8D27AB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.205 H 317.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D27AB
RGB	rgb(141, 39, 171)
HSL	hsl(286, 63%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(286, 77%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.5%, 77.2%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.94, 60.16, -49.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.94, 77.96, 320.50°)
OKLab	oklab(49.18% 0.1503 -0.1396)
OKLCH	oklch(49.18% 0.205 317.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.0596, 10.0549, 39.4570)
Luminance	0.1005 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D27AB #45AB27

analogous

#4B27AB #8D27AB #AB2787

triadic

#8D27AB #AB8D27 #27AB8D

tetradic

#8D27AB #AB4B27 #45AB27 #2787AB

square

#8D27AB #AB4B27 #45AB27 #2787AB

split-complementary

#8D27AB #87AB27 #27AB4B

monochromatic

#3B1047 #641C79 #8D27AB #B13DD3 #C56EDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.97

#8D27AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#8D27AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D27AB

6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D27AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D27AB	1.00	6.97	3.01	6.97
#FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#295CA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B4468

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d27ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 39, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.205 317.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26dc5',
    500: '#8d27ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d27ab;
$custom-light: #b26dc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d27ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.364,
    "s": 62.857,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49182,
    "c": 0.20516,
    "h": 317.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10054
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D27AB

secondary

#7EC569

accent

#E64267

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D27AB

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

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