#8A26A6#8A26A6

#8A26A6 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.201 H 317.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A26A6
RGB	rgb(138, 38, 166)
HSL	hsl(287, 63%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(287, 77%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.9%, 77.1%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.01, 58.94, -48.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.01, 76.09, 320.77°)
OKLab	oklab(48.32% 0.1482 -0.1354)
OKLCH	oklch(48.32% 0.201 317.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.0563, 9.5435, 36.9600)
Luminance	0.0954 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A26A6 #42A626

analogous

#4A26A6 #8A26A6 #A62682

triadic

#8A26A6 #A68A26 #26A68A

tetradic

#8A26A6 #A64A26 #42A626 #2682A6

square

#8A26A6 #A64A26 #42A626 #2682A6

split-complementary

#8A26A6 #82A626 #26A64A

monochromatic

#370F42 #611B74 #8A26A6 #B038D1 #C46ADD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.22

#8A26A6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.91

#8A26A6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A26A6

7.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A26A6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A26A6	1.00	7.22	2.91	7.22
#FFFFFF	7.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0051A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A5AA3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894265

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a26a6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 38, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.201 317.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06cc1',
    500: '#8a26a6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a26a6;
$custom-light: #b06cc1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a26a6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.875,
    "s": 62.745,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48322,
    "c": 0.20071,
    "h": 317.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09543
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A26A6

secondary

#79C365

accent

#E64266

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110712

muted

#807A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A26A6

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

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