#8D27AD#8D27AD

#8D27AD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.207 H 316.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D27AD
RGB	rgb(141, 39, 173)
HSL	hsl(286, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(286, 77%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.5%, 77.5%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.08, 60.55, -50.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.08, 78.88, 320.14°)
OKLab	oklab(49.32% 0.15 -0.1425)
OKLCH	oklch(49.32% 0.207 316.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.2517, 10.1317, 40.4686)
Luminance	0.1013 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D27AD #47AD27

analogous

#4A27AD #8D27AD #AD278A

triadic

#8D27AD #AD8D27 #27AD8D

tetradic

#8D27AD #AD4A27 #47AD27 #278AAD

square

#8D27AD #AD4A27 #47AD27 #278AAD

split-complementary

#8D27AD #8AAD27 #27AD4A

monochromatic

#3C1049 #641C7B #8D27AD #B03ED3 #C470DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.94

#8D27AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#8D27AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D27AD

6.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D27AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D27AD	1.00	6.94	3.03	6.94
#FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#275CAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B4569

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d27ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 39, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.207 316.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36dc6',
    500: '#8d27ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d27ad;
$custom-light: #b36dc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d27ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.672,
    "s": 63.208,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49322,
    "c": 0.2069,
    "h": 316.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10131
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D27AD

secondary

#80C66A

accent

#E64269

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D27AD

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

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