#8E27AA#8E27AA

#8E27AA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.205 H 317.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E27AA
RGB	rgb(142, 39, 170)
HSL	hsl(287, 63%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(287, 77%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.5%, 77.1%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.03, 60.16, -48.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.03, 77.49, 320.93°)
OKLab	oklab(49.26% 0.1517 -0.1374)
OKLCH	oklch(49.26% 0.205 317.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.1355, 10.1050, 38.9649)
Luminance	0.1010 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E27AA #43AA27

analogous

#4D27AA #8E27AA #AA2784

triadic

#8E27AA #AA8E27 #27AA8E

tetradic

#8E27AA #AA4D27 #43AA27 #2784AA

square

#8E27AA #AA4D27 #43AA27 #2784AA

split-complementary

#8E27AA #84AA27 #27AA4D

monochromatic

#3B1046 #641C78 #8E27AA #B23CD2 #C66EDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.95

#8E27AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#8E27AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E27AA

6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E27AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E27AA	1.00	6.95	3.02	6.95
#FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C5DA7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D4468

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e27aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 39, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.205 317.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36dc4',
    500: '#8e27aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e27aa;
$custom-light: #b36dc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e27aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.176,
    "s": 62.679,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49255,
    "c": 0.20466,
    "h": 317.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10104
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E27AA

secondary

#7CC469

accent

#E64265

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E27AA

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

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