#8F27AB#8F27AB

#8F27AB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.206 H 317.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8F27AB
RGB	rgb(143, 39, 171)
HSL	hsl(287, 63%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(287, 77%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.4%, 77.2%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.26, 60.55, -49.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.26, 77.93, 320.98°)
OKLab	oklab(49.47% 0.1528 -0.138)
OKLCH	oklch(49.47% 0.206 317.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.4029, 10.2318, 39.4731)
Luminance	0.1023 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8F27AB #43AB27

analogous

#4D27AB #8F27AB #AB2785

triadic

#8F27AB #AB8F27 #27AB8F

tetradic

#8F27AB #AB4D27 #43AB27 #2785AB

square

#8F27AB #AB4D27 #43AB27 #2785AB

split-complementary

#8F27AB #85AB27 #27AB4D

monochromatic

#3C1047 #651C79 #8F27AB #B33DD3 #C66EDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.89

#8F27AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#8F27AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8F27AB

6.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8F27AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8F27AB	1.00	6.89	3.05	6.89
#FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C5DA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E4468

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8f27ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 39, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.206 317.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b46dc5',
    500: '#8f27ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8f27ab;
$custom-light: #b46dc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8f27ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 143,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.273,
    "s": 62.857,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49467,
    "c": 0.2059,
    "h": 317.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10231
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8F27AB

secondary

#7DC569

accent

#E64265

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#120813

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8F27AB

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

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