#8E27AF#8E27AF

#8E27AF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.209 H 316.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E27AF
RGB	rgb(142, 39, 175)
HSL	hsl(285, 64%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(285, 78%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.9%, 77.7%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.37, 61.13, -51.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.37, 79.78, 320.01°)
OKLab	oklab(49.6% 0.151 -0.1445)
OKLCH	oklch(49.6% 0.209 316.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.6175, 10.2978, 41.5034)
Luminance	0.1030 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E27AF #48AF27

analogous

#4A27AF #8E27AF #AF278C

triadic

#8E27AF #AF8E27 #27AF8E

tetradic

#8E27AF #AF4A27 #48AF27 #278CAF

square

#8E27AF #AF4A27 #48AF27 #278CAF

split-complementary

#8E27AF #8CAF27 #27AF4A

monochromatic

#3D114B #651C7D #8E27AF #B03FD4 #C571DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.86

#8E27AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#8E27AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E27AF

6.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E27AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E27AF	1.00	6.86	3.06	6.86
#FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#265DAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C466B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e27af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 39, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.209 316.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36dc8',
    500: '#8e27af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e27af;
$custom-light: #b36dc8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e27af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.441,
    "s": 63.551,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49604,
    "c": 0.20899,
    "h": 316.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10297
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E27AF

secondary

#82C66B

accent

#E74169

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#120813

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E27AF

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

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