#8D27BE#8D27BE

#8D27BE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.222 H 311.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D27BE
RGB	rgb(141, 39, 190)
HSL	hsl(281, 66%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(281, 79%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.8%, 79.5%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.30, 63.94, -58.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.30, 86.76, 317.47°)
OKLab	oklab(50.56% 0.1469 -0.1662)
OKLCH	oklch(50.56% 0.222 311.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.0025, 10.8320, 49.6896)
Luminance	0.1083 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8D27BE #58BE27

analogous

#4227BE #8D27BE #BE27A3

triadic

#8D27BE #BE8D27 #27BE8D

tetradic

#8D27BE #BE4227 #58BE27 #27A3BE

square

#8D27BE #BE4227 #58BE27 #27A3BE

split-complementary

#8D27BE #A3BE27 #27BE42

monochromatic

#421258 #671D8B #8D27BE #AB49DA #C27BE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.63

#8D27BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.17

#8D27BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D27BE

6.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D27BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D27BE	1.00	6.63	3.17	6.63
#FFFFFF	6.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005EBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#874D73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d27be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 39, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.222 311.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36ed2',
    500: '#8d27be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d27be;
$custom-light: #b36ed2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d27be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.53,
    "s": 65.939,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50563,
    "c": 0.22181,
    "h": 311.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10831
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D27BE

secondary

#91CC75

accent

#E93F76

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120814

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D27BE

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

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