#8D27CA#8D27CA

#8D27CA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.232 H 308.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D27CA
RGB	rgb(141, 39, 202)
HSL	hsl(278, 68%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(278, 81%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.2%, 80.7%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.21, 66.41, -64.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.21, 92.35, 315.99°)
OKLab	oklab(51.49% 0.144 -0.1824)
OKLCH	oklch(51.49% 0.232 308.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.3685, 11.3784, 56.8835)
Luminance	0.1138 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D27CA #64CA27

analogous

#3B27CA #8D27CA #CA27B6

triadic

#8D27CA #CA8D27 #27CA8D

tetradic

#8D27CA #CA3B27 #64CA27 #27B6CA

square

#8D27CA #CA3B27 #64CA27 #27B6CA

split-complementary

#8D27CA #B6CA27 #27CA3B

monochromatic

#451363 #691D97 #8D27CA #A951DD #C284E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.41

#8D27CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#8D27CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D27CA

6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D27CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D27CA	1.00	6.41	3.28	6.41
#FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BCE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#83527A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d27ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 39, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.232 308.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b46fdb',
    500: '#8d27ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d27ca;
$custom-light: #b46fdb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d27ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.546,
    "s": 67.635,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51487,
    "c": 0.23245,
    "h": 308.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11378
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D27CA

secondary

#9CD07C

accent

#EB3D7E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120815

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D27CA

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

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