#8D27B5#8D27B5

#8D27B5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.214 H 314.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D27B5
RGB	rgb(141, 39, 181)
HSL	hsl(283, 65%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(283, 78%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.1%, 78.5%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.64, 62.12, -54.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.64, 82.58, 318.79°)
OKLab	oklab(49.9% 0.1487 -0.1538)
OKLCH	oklch(49.9% 0.214 314)
XYZ	xyz(20.0491, 10.4506, 44.6682)
Luminance	0.1045 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D27B5 #4FB527

analogous

#4627B5 #8D27B5 #B52796

triadic

#8D27B5 #B58D27 #27B58D

tetradic

#8D27B5 #B54627 #4FB527 #2796B5

square

#8D27B5 #B54627 #4FB527 #2796B5

split-complementary

#8D27B5 #96B527 #27B546

monochromatic

#3F1150 #661C83 #8D27B5 #AD43D6 #C375E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.80

#8D27B5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#8D27B5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D27B5

6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D27B5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D27B5	1.00	6.80	3.09	6.80
#FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#195DB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#89496E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d27b5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 39, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.214 314.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36dcc',
    500: '#8d27b5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d27b5;
$custom-light: #b36dcc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d27b5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.099,
    "s": 64.545,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49895,
    "c": 0.21389,
    "h": 314
  },
  "luminance": 0.1045
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D27B5

secondary

#88C96F

accent

#E8406F

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#120813

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D27B5

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

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