#8E27A8#8E27A8

#8E27A8 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.203 H 318.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E27A8
RGB	rgb(142, 39, 168)
HSL	hsl(288, 62%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(288, 77%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.5%, 76.8%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.90, 59.78, -47.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.90, 76.57, 321.32°)
OKLab	oklab(49.12% 0.1519 -0.1345)
OKLCH	oklch(49.12% 0.203 318.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.9478, 10.0299, 37.9761)
Luminance	0.1003 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E27A8 #41A827

analogous

#4D27A8 #8E27A8 #A82781

triadic

#8E27A8 #A88E27 #27A88E

tetradic

#8E27A8 #A84D27 #41A827 #2781A8

square

#8E27A8 #A84D27 #41A827 #2781A8

split-complementary

#8E27A8 #81A827 #27A84D

monochromatic

#3A1045 #641B76 #8E27A8 #B33BD1 #C66CDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.99

#8E27A8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#8E27A8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E27A8

6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E27A8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E27A8	1.00	6.99	3.01	6.99
#FFFFFF	6.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E5CA5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D4367

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e27a8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 39, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.203 318.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36dc2',
    500: '#8e27a8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e27a8;
$custom-light: #b36dc2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e27a8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.907,
    "s": 62.319,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49117,
    "c": 0.20293,
    "h": 318.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10029
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E27A8

secondary

#7AC367

accent

#E54263

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E27A8

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

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