#8A26AD#8A26AD

#8A26AD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.207 H 315.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A26AD
RGB	rgb(138, 38, 173)
HSL	hsl(284, 64%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(284, 78%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.2%, 78%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.49, 60.31, -51.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.49, 79.32, 319.49°)
OKLab	oklab(48.82% 0.1471 -0.1454)
OKLCH	oklch(48.82% 0.207 315.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.7159, 9.8073, 40.4342)
Luminance	0.0981 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A26AD #49AD26

analogous

#4626AD #8A26AD #AD268D

triadic

#8A26AD #AD8A26 #26AD8A

tetradic

#8A26AD #AD4626 #49AD26 #268DAD

square

#8A26AD #AD4626 #49AD26 #268DAD

split-complementary

#8A26AD #8DAD26 #26AD46

monochromatic

#3A1049 #621B7B #8A26AD #AD3CD4 #C26EDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.09

#8A26AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96

#8A26AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A26AD

7.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A26AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A26AD	1.00	7.09	2.96	7.09
#FFFFFF	7.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#205BAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#874569

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a26ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 38, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.207 315.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16cc6',
    500: '#8a26ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a26ad;
$custom-light: #b16cc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a26ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.444,
    "s": 63.981,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48817,
    "c": 0.20683,
    "h": 315.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09807
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A26AD

secondary

#81C669

accent

#E7416C

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A26AD

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

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