#8F27A0#8F27A0
#8F27A0 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.197 H 321.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8F27A0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(143, 39, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(292, 61%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(292, 76%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.6%, 75.6%, 0%, 37.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.54, 58.48, -43.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.54, 72.95, 323.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.73% 0.154 -0.1221) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.73% 0.197 321.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.3977, 9.8298, 34.1792) |
| Luminance | 0.0983 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 3.86
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 4.07
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 4.30
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 4.92
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 5.50
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 5.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8F27A0 #38A027
analogous
#5327A0 #8F27A0 #A02775
triadic
#8F27A0 #A08F27 #27A08F
tetradic
#8F27A0 #A05327 #38A027 #2775A0
square
#8F27A0 #A05327 #38A027 #2775A0
split-complementary
#8F27A0 #75A027 #27A053
monochromatic
#370F3E #631B6F #8F27A0 #B936CE #CA67DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.08
#8F27A0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.97
#8F27A0 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8F27A0
7.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8F27A0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8F27A0 | 1.00 | 7.08 | 2.97 | 7.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0051A3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#375C9D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#903F62
Achromatopsia (no color)
#585858
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8f27a0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 39, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.197 321.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b46dbd',
500: '#8f27a0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8f27a0; $custom-light: #b46dbd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8f27a0",
"rgb": {
"r": 143,
"g": 39,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 291.57,
"s": 60.804,
"l": 39.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48727,
"c": 0.19651,
"h": 321.6
},
"luminance": 0.09829
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8F27A0
secondary
#70C063
accent
#E4445A
background
#FBF6FB
surface
#F6ECF6
border
#D0C7D0
text
#110812
muted
#807B81