#8A26AE#8A26AE

#8A26AE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.208 H 315.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A26AE
RGB	rgb(138, 38, 174)
HSL	hsl(284, 64%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(284, 78%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.7%, 78.2%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.56, 60.51, -52.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.56, 79.79, 319.32°)
OKLab	oklab(48.89% 0.1469 -0.1468)
OKLCH	oklch(48.89% 0.208 315)
XYZ	xyz(18.8131, 9.8462, 40.9457)
Luminance	0.0984 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A26AE #4AAE26

analogous

#4626AE #8A26AE #AE268E

triadic

#8A26AE #AE8A26 #26AE8A

tetradic

#8A26AE #AE4626 #4AAE26 #268EAE

square

#8A26AE #AE4626 #4AAE26 #268EAE

split-complementary

#8A26AE #8EAE26 #26AE46

monochromatic

#3A104A #621B7C #8A26AE #AC3DD5 #C26FE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.07

#8A26AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#8A26AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A26AE

7.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A26AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A26AE	1.00	7.07	2.97	7.07
#FFFFFF	7.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F5BAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#87466A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a26ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 38, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.208 315.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16cc7',
    500: '#8a26ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a26ae;
$custom-light: #b16cc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a26ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.118,
    "s": 64.151,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48889,
    "c": 0.20771,
    "h": 315
  },
  "luminance": 0.09845
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A26AE

secondary

#82C66A

accent

#E7416D

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A26AE

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

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