#8E27B5#8E27B5

#8E27B5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.214 H 314.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E27B5
RGB	rgb(142, 39, 181)
HSL	hsl(284, 65%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(284, 78%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.5%, 78.5%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.79, 62.31, -54.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.79, 82.55, 319.01°)
OKLab	oklab(50.03% 0.15 -0.153)
OKLCH	oklch(50.03% 0.214 314.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.2199, 10.5387, 44.6762)
Luminance	0.1054 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E27B5 #4EB527

analogous

#4727B5 #8E27B5 #B52795

triadic

#8E27B5 #B58E27 #27B58E

tetradic

#8E27B5 #B54727 #4EB527 #2795B5

square

#8E27B5 #B54727 #4EB527 #2795B5

split-complementary

#8E27B5 #95B527 #27B547

monochromatic

#3F1150 #661C83 #8E27B5 #AE43D6 #C475E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.76

#8E27B5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#8E27B5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E27B5

6.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E27B5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E27B5	1.00	6.76	3.11	6.76
#FFFFFF	6.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C5EB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A496E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e27b5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 39, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.214 314.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b46ecc',
    500: '#8e27b5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e27b5;
$custom-light: #b46ecc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e27b5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.521,
    "s": 64.545,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50034,
    "c": 0.21421,
    "h": 314.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10538
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E27B5

secondary

#88C96F

accent

#E8406E

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#120813

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E27B5

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