#8A26B0#8A26B0

#8A26B0 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.209 H 314.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A26B0
RGB	rgb(138, 38, 176)
HSL	hsl(283, 64%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(283, 78%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.6%, 78.4%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.71, 60.91, -52.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.71, 80.72, 318.99°)
OKLab	oklab(49.03% 0.1466 -0.1496)
OKLCH	oklch(49.03% 0.209 314.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.0095, 9.9248, 41.9802)
Luminance	0.0992 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A26B0 #4CB026

analogous

#4526B0 #8A26B0 #B02691

triadic

#8A26B0 #B08A26 #26B08A

tetradic

#8A26B0 #B04526 #4CB026 #2691B0

square

#8A26B0 #B04526 #4CB026 #2691B0

split-complementary

#8A26B0 #91B026 #26B045

monochromatic

#3B104B #631B7E #8A26B0 #AC3ED5 #C170E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.04

#8A26B0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#8A26B0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A26B0

7.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A26B0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A26B0	1.00	7.04	2.98	7.04
#FFFFFF	7.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1B5BAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#86476B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a26b0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 38, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.209 314.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16cc8',
    500: '#8a26b0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a26b0;
$custom-light: #b16cc8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a26b0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.478,
    "s": 64.486,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49034,
    "c": 0.20946,
    "h": 314.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09924
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A26B0

secondary

#84C76B

accent

#E7406E

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A26B0

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

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