#8D27B2#8D27B2

#8D27B2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.211 H 314.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D27B2
RGB	rgb(141, 39, 178)
HSL	hsl(284, 64%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(284, 78%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.8%, 78.1%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.43, 61.53, -52.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.43, 81.19, 319.27°)
OKLab	oklab(49.68% 0.1492 -0.1495)
OKLCH	oklch(49.68% 0.211 314.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.7446, 10.3288, 43.0644)
Luminance	0.1033 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D27B2 #4CB227

analogous

#4827B2 #8D27B2 #B22791

triadic

#8D27B2 #B28D27 #27B28D

tetradic

#8D27B2 #B24827 #4CB227 #2791B2

square

#8D27B2 #B24827 #4CB227 #2791B2

split-complementary

#8D27B2 #91B227 #27B248

monochromatic

#3D114E #651C80 #8D27B2 #AE41D5 #C373E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.85

#8D27B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#8D27B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D27B2

6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D27B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D27B2	1.00	6.85	3.07	6.85
#FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F5DAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A476C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d27b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 39, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.211 314.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36dca',
    500: '#8d27b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d27b2;
$custom-light: #b36dca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d27b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.029,
    "s": 64.055,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49678,
    "c": 0.21126,
    "h": 314.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10328
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D27B2

secondary

#85C86D

accent

#E7416D

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D27B2

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

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