#8E27BE#8E27BE

#8E27BE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.222 H 311.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E27BE
RGB	rgb(142, 39, 190)
HSL	hsl(281, 66%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(281, 79%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.3%, 79.5%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.45, 64.11, -58.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.45, 86.72, 317.67°)
OKLab	oklab(50.7% 0.1482 -0.1655)
OKLCH	oklch(50.7% 0.222 311.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.1734, 10.9201, 49.6976)
Luminance	0.1092 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E27BE #57BE27

analogous

#4227BE #8E27BE #BE27A3

triadic

#8E27BE #BE8E27 #27BE8E

tetradic

#8E27BE #BE4227 #57BE27 #27A3BE

square

#8E27BE #BE4227 #57BE27 #27A3BE

split-complementary

#8E27BE #A3BE27 #27BE42

monochromatic

#421258 #681D8B #8E27BE #AB49DA #C37BE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.60

#8E27BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.18

#8E27BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E27BE

6.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E27BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E27BE	1.00	6.60	3.18	6.60
#FFFFFF	6.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005FBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#884D73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e27be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 39, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.222 311.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b46ed2',
    500: '#8e27be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e27be;
$custom-light: #b46ed2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e27be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.927,
    "s": 65.939,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50698,
    "c": 0.22211,
    "h": 311.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1092
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E27BE

secondary

#90CC75

accent

#E93F75

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120814

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E27BE

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

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