#8E27B6#8E27B6

#8E27B6 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.215 H 314.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E27B6
RGB	rgb(142, 39, 182)
HSL	hsl(283, 65%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(283, 79%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(22%, 78.6%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.86, 62.51, -54.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.86, 83.01, 318.85°)
OKLab	oklab(50.11% 0.1498 -0.1544)
OKLCH	oklch(50.11% 0.215 314.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.3229, 10.5799, 45.2185)
Luminance	0.1058 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E27B6 #4FB627

analogous

#4627B6 #8E27B6 #B62796

triadic

#8E27B6 #B68E27 #27B68E

tetradic

#8E27B6 #B64627 #4FB627 #2796B6

square

#8E27B6 #B64627 #4FB627 #2796B6

split-complementary

#8E27B6 #96B627 #27B646

monochromatic

#3F1151 #671C84 #8E27B6 #AE43D7 #C376E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.74

#8E27B6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#8E27B6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E27B6

6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E27B6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E27B6	1.00	6.74	3.12	6.74
#FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056BA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A5EB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A496F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e27b6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 39, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.215 314.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b46ecd',
    500: '#8e27b6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e27b6;
$custom-light: #b46ecd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e27b6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.217,
    "s": 64.706,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50106,
    "c": 0.21509,
    "h": 314.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10579
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E27B6

secondary

#89C970

accent

#E8406F

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#120813

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E27B6

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