#8E27AD#8E27AD

#8E27AD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.207 H 316.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E27AD
RGB	rgb(142, 39, 173)
HSL	hsl(286, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(286, 77%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.9%, 77.5%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.23, 60.74, -50.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.23, 78.86, 320.37°)
OKLab	oklab(49.46% 0.1513 -0.1417)
OKLCH	oklch(49.46% 0.207 316.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.4225, 10.2198, 40.4766)
Luminance	0.1022 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E27AD #46AD27

analogous

#4B27AD #8E27AD #AD2789

triadic

#8E27AD #AD8E27 #27AD8E

tetradic

#8E27AD #AD4B27 #46AD27 #2789AD

square

#8E27AD #AD4B27 #46AD27 #2789AD

split-complementary

#8E27AD #89AD27 #27AD4B

monochromatic

#3C1049 #651C7B #8E27AD #B13ED3 #C570DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.90

#8E27AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#8E27AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E27AD

6.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E27AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E27AD	1.00	6.90	3.04	6.90
#FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#285DAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C4569

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e27ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 39, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.207 316.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36dc6',
    500: '#8e27ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e27ad;
$custom-light: #b36dc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e27ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.119,
    "s": 63.208,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49463,
    "c": 0.20725,
    "h": 316.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10219
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E27AD

secondary

#7FC66A

accent

#E64268

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#120813

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E27AD

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

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