#8E27BB#8E27BB

#8E27BB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.219 H 312.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E27BB
RGB	rgb(142, 39, 187)
HSL	hsl(282, 65%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(282, 79%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.1%, 79.1%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.23, 63.51, -56.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.23, 85.33, 318.10°)
OKLab	oklab(50.47% 0.1488 -0.1613)
OKLCH	oklch(50.47% 0.219 312.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.8489, 10.7903, 47.9885)
Luminance	0.1079 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E27BB #54BB27

analogous

#4427BB #8E27BB #BB279E

triadic

#8E27BB #BB8E27 #27BB8E

tetradic

#8E27BB #BB4427 #54BB27 #279EBB

square

#8E27BB #BB4427 #54BB27 #279EBB

split-complementary

#8E27BB #9EBB27 #27BB44

monochromatic

#411256 #681C88 #8E27BB #AC47D9 #C379E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.65

#8E27BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.16

#8E27BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E27BB

6.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E27BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E27BB	1.00	6.65	3.16	6.65
#FFFFFF	6.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0C5EB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894B71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e27bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 39, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.219 312.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b46ed0',
    500: '#8e27bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e27bb;
$custom-light: #b46ed0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e27bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.757,
    "s": 65.487,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50474,
    "c": 0.21947,
    "h": 312.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1079
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E27BB

secondary

#8ECB73

accent

#E83F73

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#120814

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E27BB

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

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