#8E27AC#8E27AC

#8E27AC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.206 H 317.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E27AC
RGB	rgb(142, 39, 172)
HSL	hsl(286, 63%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(286, 77%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.4%, 77.3%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.17, 60.54, -49.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.17, 78.40, 320.55°)
OKLab	oklab(49.39% 0.1514 -0.1403)
OKLCH	oklch(49.39% 0.206 317.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.3261, 10.1812, 39.9689)
Luminance	0.1018 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E27AC #45AC27

analogous

#4C27AC #8E27AC #AC2788

triadic

#8E27AC #AC8E27 #27AC8E

tetradic

#8E27AC #AC4C27 #45AC27 #2788AC

square

#8E27AC #AC4C27 #45AC27 #2788AC

split-complementary

#8E27AC #88AC27 #27AC4C

monochromatic

#3C1048 #651C7A #8E27AC #B13DD3 #C56FDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.92

#8E27AC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#8E27AC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E27AC

6.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E27AC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E27AC	1.00	6.92	3.04	6.92
#FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A5DA9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D4469

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e27ac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 39, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.206 317.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36dc5',
    500: '#8e27ac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e27ac;
$custom-light: #b36dc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e27ac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.466,
    "s": 63.033,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49393,
    "c": 0.20639,
    "h": 317.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1018
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E27AC

secondary

#7EC56A

accent

#E64267

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E27AC

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

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