#8E27C7#8E27C7

#8E27C7 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.230 H 309.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E27C7
RGB	rgb(142, 39, 199)
HSL	hsl(279, 67%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(279, 80%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.6%, 80.4%, 0%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.12, 65.95, -62.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.12, 90.90, 316.51°)
OKLab	oklab(51.38% 0.1461 -0.1777)
OKLCH	oklch(51.38% 0.23 309.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.1876, 11.3258, 55.0390)
Luminance	0.1133 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E27C7 #60C727

analogous

#3E27C7 #8E27C7 #C727B0

triadic

#8E27C7 #C78E27 #27C78E

tetradic

#8E27C7 #C73E27 #60C727 #27B0C7

square

#8E27C7 #C73E27 #60C727 #27B0C7

split-complementary

#8E27C7 #B0C727 #27C73E

monochromatic

#451361 #691D94 #8E27C7 #AA4FDC #C382E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.43

#8E27C7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#8E27C7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E27C7

6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E27C7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E27C7	1.00	6.43	3.27	6.43
#FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BCB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060C4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855178

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e27c7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 39, 199);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.230 309.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b56ed9',
    500: '#8e27c7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e27c7;
$custom-light: #b56ed9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e27c7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 199
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.625,
    "s": 67.227,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51384,
    "c": 0.23004,
    "h": 309.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11325
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E27C7

secondary

#99CF7B

accent

#EA3E7B

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120815

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E27C7

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

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