#8E27B2#8E27B2

#8E27B2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.212 H 315.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E27B2
RGB	rgb(142, 39, 178)
HSL	hsl(284, 64%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(284, 78%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.2%, 78.1%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.58, 61.71, -52.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.58, 81.16, 319.50°)
OKLab	oklab(49.82% 0.1505 -0.1488)
OKLCH	oklch(49.82% 0.212 315.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.9154, 10.4169, 43.0725)
Luminance	0.1042 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E27B2 #4BB227

analogous

#4827B2 #8E27B2 #B22791

triadic

#8E27B2 #B28E27 #27B28E

tetradic

#8E27B2 #B24827 #4BB227 #2791B2

square

#8E27B2 #B24827 #4BB227 #2791B2

split-complementary

#8E27B2 #91B227 #27B248

monochromatic

#3E114E #661C80 #8E27B2 #AF41D5 #C473E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.81

#8E27B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#8E27B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E27B2

6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E27B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E27B2	1.00	6.81	3.08	6.81
#FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#215DAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B476C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e27b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 39, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.212 315.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b46dca',
    500: '#8e27b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e27b2;
$custom-light: #b46dca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e27b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.46,
    "s": 64.055,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49817,
    "c": 0.2116,
    "h": 315.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10416
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E27B2

secondary

#85C86D

accent

#E7416C

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#120813

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

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