#8F27A6#8F27A6

#8F27A6 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.202 H 319.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8F27A6
RGB	rgb(143, 39, 166)
HSL	hsl(289, 62%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(289, 77%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.9%, 76.5%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.92, 59.60, -46.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.92, 75.66, 321.97°)
OKLab	oklab(49.13% 0.1534 -0.1308)
OKLCH	oklch(49.13% 0.202 319.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.9353, 10.0448, 37.0104)
Luminance	0.1004 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8F27A6 #3EA627

analogous

#5027A6 #8F27A6 #A6277D

triadic

#8F27A6 #A68F27 #27A68F

tetradic

#8F27A6 #A65027 #3EA627 #277DA6

square

#8F27A6 #A65027 #3EA627 #277DA6

split-complementary

#8F27A6 #7DA627 #27A650

monochromatic

#3A1043 #641B74 #8F27A6 #B53AD1 #C86BDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.98

#8F27A6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#8F27A6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8F27A6

6.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8F27A6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8F27A6	1.00	6.98	3.01	6.98
#FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#325DA3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F4165

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8f27a6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 39, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.202 319.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b46dc1',
    500: '#8f27a6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8f27a6;
$custom-light: #b46dc1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8f27a6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 143,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.134,
    "s": 61.951,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49125,
    "c": 0.20161,
    "h": 319.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10044
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8F27A6

secondary

#77C366

accent

#E54360

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF7

border

#D0C7D0

text

#120812

muted

#817A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8F27A6

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

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