#8A26A5#8A26A5

#8A26A5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.200 H 317.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A26A5
RGB	rgb(138, 38, 165)
HSL	hsl(287, 63%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(287, 77%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.4%, 77%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.94, 58.74, -47.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.94, 75.63, 320.97°)
OKLab	oklab(48.25% 0.1483 -0.134)
OKLCH	oklch(48.25% 0.2 317.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.9649, 9.5069, 36.4787)
Luminance	0.0951 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A26A5 #41A526

analogous

#4A26A5 #8A26A5 #A52681

triadic

#8A26A5 #A58A26 #26A58A

tetradic

#8A26A5 #A54A26 #41A526 #2681A5

square

#8A26A5 #A54A26 #41A526 #2681A5

split-complementary

#8A26A5 #81A526 #26A54A

monochromatic

#370F42 #601B73 #8A26A5 #B037D1 #C469DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.24

#8A26A5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.90

#8A26A5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A26A5

7.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A26A5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A26A5	1.00	7.24	2.90	7.24
#FFFFFF	7.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B5AA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894165

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a26a5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 38, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.200 317.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06cc0',
    500: '#8a26a5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a26a5;
$custom-light: #b06cc0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a26a5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.244,
    "s": 62.562,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48252,
    "c": 0.19984,
    "h": 317.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09506
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A26A5

secondary

#78C364

accent

#E64265

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF7

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110712

muted

#807A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A26A5

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

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