#8A26AB#8A26AB

#8A26AB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.205 H 316.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A26AB
RGB	rgb(138, 38, 171)
HSL	hsl(285, 64%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(285, 78%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.3%, 77.8%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.35, 59.92, -50.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.35, 78.40, 319.84°)
OKLab	oklab(48.67% 0.1474 -0.1426)
OKLCH	oklch(48.67% 0.205 316)
XYZ	xyz(18.5239, 9.7305, 39.4226)
Luminance	0.0973 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A26AB #47AB26

analogous

#4726AB #8A26AB #AB2689

triadic

#8A26AB #AB8A26 #26AB8A

tetradic

#8A26AB #AB4726 #47AB26 #2689AB

square

#8A26AB #AB4726 #47AB26 #2689AB

split-complementary

#8A26AB #89AB26 #26AB47

monochromatic

#391047 #621B79 #8A26AB #AE3BD3 #C26DDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.13

#8A26AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.95

#8A26AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A26AB

7.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A26AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A26AB	1.00	7.13	2.95	7.13
#FFFFFF	7.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#235BA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#884468

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a26ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 38, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.205 316.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06cc5',
    500: '#8a26ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a26ab;
$custom-light: #b06cc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a26ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.113,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48674,
    "c": 0.20508,
    "h": 316
  },
  "luminance": 0.0973
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A26AB

secondary

#7FC568

accent

#E7416A

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A26AB

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

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