#8F27AD#8F27AD

#8F27AD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.208 H 317.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8F27AD
RGB	rgb(143, 39, 173)
HSL	hsl(287, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(287, 77%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.3%, 77.5%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.39, 60.93, -50.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.39, 78.84, 320.61°)
OKLab	oklab(49.61% 0.1525 -0.1409)
OKLCH	oklch(49.61% 0.208 317.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.5949, 10.3087, 40.4847)
Luminance	0.1031 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8F27AD #45AD27

analogous

#4C27AD #8F27AD #AD2788

triadic

#8F27AD #AD8F27 #27AD8F

tetradic

#8F27AD #AD4C27 #45AD27 #2788AD

square

#8F27AD #AD4C27 #45AD27 #2788AD

split-complementary

#8F27AD #88AD27 #27AD4C

monochromatic

#3C1049 #661C7B #8F27AD #B23ED3 #C670DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.86

#8F27AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#8F27AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8F27AD

6.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8F27AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8F27AD	1.00	6.86	3.06	6.86
#FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A5DAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E4569

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8f27ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 39, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.208 317.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b46dc6',
    500: '#8f27ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8f27ad;
$custom-light: #b46dc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8f27ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 143,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.567,
    "s": 63.208,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49605,
    "c": 0.20762,
    "h": 317.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10308
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8F27AD

secondary

#7FC66A

accent

#E64266

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#120813

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8F27AD

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

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