#8E27AB#8E27AB

#8E27AB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.206 H 317.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E27AB
RGB	rgb(142, 39, 171)
HSL	hsl(287, 63%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(287, 77%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(17%, 77.2%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.10, 60.35, -49.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.10, 77.94, 320.74°)
OKLab	oklab(49.32% 0.1516 -0.1388)
OKLCH	oklch(49.32% 0.206 317.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.2305, 10.1430, 39.4650)
Luminance	0.1014 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E27AB #44AB27

analogous

#4C27AB #8E27AB #AB2786

triadic

#8E27AB #AB8E27 #27AB8E

tetradic

#8E27AB #AB4C27 #44AB27 #2786AB

square

#8E27AB #AB4C27 #44AB27 #2786AB

split-complementary

#8E27AB #86AB27 #27AB4C

monochromatic

#3B1047 #651C79 #8E27AB #B23DD3 #C56EDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.93

#8E27AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#8E27AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E27AB

6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E27AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E27AB	1.00	6.93	3.03	6.93
#FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B5DA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D4468

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e27ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 39, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.206 317.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36dc5',
    500: '#8e27ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e27ab;
$custom-light: #b36dc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e27ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.818,
    "s": 62.857,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49324,
    "c": 0.20553,
    "h": 317.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10142
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E27AB

secondary

#7DC569

accent

#E64266

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E27AB

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

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