#8D27AE#8D27AE

#8D27AE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.208 H 316.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D27AE
RGB	rgb(141, 39, 174)
HSL	hsl(285, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(285, 78%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(19%, 77.6%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.15, 60.74, -51.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.15, 79.34, 319.96°)
OKLab	oklab(49.39% 0.1499 -0.1439)
OKLCH	oklch(49.39% 0.208 316.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.3488, 10.1705, 40.9801)
Luminance	0.1017 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D27AE #48AE27

analogous

#4927AE #8D27AE #AE278C

triadic

#8D27AE #AE8D27 #27AE8D

tetradic

#8D27AE #AE4927 #48AE27 #278CAE

square

#8D27AE #AE4927 #48AE27 #278CAE

split-complementary

#8D27AE #8CAE27 #27AE49

monochromatic

#3C114A #641C7C #8D27AE #AF3ED4 #C470DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.92

#8D27AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#8D27AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D27AE

6.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D27AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D27AE	1.00	6.92	3.03	6.92
#FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#255DAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B466A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d27ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 39, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.208 316.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36dc7',
    500: '#8d27ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d27ae;
$custom-light: #b36dc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d27ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.333,
    "s": 63.38,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49392,
    "c": 0.20776,
    "h": 316.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1017
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D27AE

secondary

#81C66B

accent

#E6416A

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D27AE

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

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