#8E27AE#8E27AE

#8E27AE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.208 H 316.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E27AE
RGB	rgb(142, 39, 174)
HSL	hsl(286, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(286, 78%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.4%, 77.6%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.30, 60.93, -50.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.30, 79.32, 320.19°)
OKLab	oklab(49.53% 0.1511 -0.1431)
OKLCH	oklch(49.53% 0.208 316.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.5197, 10.2586, 40.9881)
Luminance	0.1026 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E27AE #47AE27

analogous

#4B27AE #8E27AE #AE278B

triadic

#8E27AE #AE8E27 #27AE8E

tetradic

#8E27AE #AE4B27 #47AE27 #278BAE

square

#8E27AE #AE4B27 #47AE27 #278BAE

split-complementary

#8E27AE #8BAE27 #27AE4B

monochromatic

#3C114A #651C7C #8E27AE #B03ED4 #C570DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.88

#8E27AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#8E27AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E27AE

6.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E27AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E27AE	1.00	6.88	3.05	6.88
#FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#275DAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C456A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e27ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 39, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.208 316.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36dc7',
    500: '#8e27ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e27ae;
$custom-light: #b36dc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e27ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.778,
    "s": 63.38,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49534,
    "c": 0.20812,
    "h": 316.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10258
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E27AE

secondary

#80C66B

accent

#E64169

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#120813

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E27AE

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

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