#8D27BB#8D27BB

#8D27BB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.219 H 312.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D27BB
RGB	rgb(141, 39, 187)
HSL	hsl(281, 65%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(281, 79%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.6%, 79.1%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.07, 63.33, -57.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.07, 85.36, 317.89°)
OKLab	oklab(50.34% 0.1475 -0.1621)
OKLCH	oklch(50.34% 0.219 312.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.6780, 10.7022, 47.9805)
Luminance	0.1070 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D27BB #55BB27

analogous

#4327BB #8D27BB #BB279F

triadic

#8D27BB #BB8D27 #27BB8D

tetradic

#8D27BB #BB4327 #55BB27 #279FBB

square

#8D27BB #BB4327 #55BB27 #279FBB

split-complementary

#8D27BB #9FBB27 #27BB43

monochromatic

#411256 #671C88 #8D27BB #AB47D9 #C279E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.69

#8D27BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.14

#8D27BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D27BB

6.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D27BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D27BB	1.00	6.69	3.14	6.69
#FFFFFF	6.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#075EB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#874C71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d27bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 39, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.219 312.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36ed0',
    500: '#8d27bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d27bb;
$custom-light: #b36ed0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d27bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.351,
    "s": 65.487,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50338,
    "c": 0.21916,
    "h": 312.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10702
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D27BB

secondary

#8ECB73

accent

#E83F74

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#120814

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D27BB

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

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