#8A26A1#8A26A1

#8A26A1 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.196 H 319.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A26A1
RGB	rgb(138, 38, 161)
HSL	hsl(289, 62%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(289, 76%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.3%, 76.4%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.68, 57.98, -45.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.68, 73.79, 321.78°)
OKLab	oklab(47.98% 0.1488 -0.1282)
OKLCH	oklch(47.98% 0.196 319.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.6065, 9.3636, 34.5912)
Luminance	0.0936 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A26A1 #3DA126

analogous

#4C26A1 #8A26A1 #A1267B

triadic

#8A26A1 #A18A26 #26A18A

tetradic

#8A26A1 #A14C26 #3DA126 #267BA1

square

#8A26A1 #A14C26 #3DA126 #267BA1

split-complementary

#8A26A1 #7BA126 #26A14C

monochromatic

#350F3E #601A6F #8A26A1 #B235CF #C566DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.31

#8A26A1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.87

#8A26A1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A26A1

7.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A26A1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A26A1	1.00	7.31	2.87	7.31
#FFFFFF	7.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F5A9E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A4062

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a26a1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 38, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.196 319.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06cbd',
    500: '#8a26a1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a26a1;
$custom-light: #b06cbd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a26a1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.78,
    "s": 61.809,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47978,
    "c": 0.19637,
    "h": 319.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09363
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A26A1

secondary

#74C162

accent

#E54361

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF7

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110712

muted

#807A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A26A1

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

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