#8A26B4#8A26B4

#8A26B4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.213 H 313.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A26B4
RGB	rgb(138, 38, 180)
HSL	hsl(282, 65%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(282, 79%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.3%, 78.9%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.00, 61.71, -54.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.00, 82.58, 318.35°)
OKLab	oklab(49.33% 0.1458 -0.1552)
OKLCH	oklch(49.33% 0.213 313.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.4111, 10.0854, 44.0953)
Luminance	0.1008 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A26B4 #50B426

analogous

#4326B4 #8A26B4 #B42697

triadic

#8A26B4 #B48A26 #26B48A

tetradic

#8A26B4 #B44326 #50B426 #2697B4

square

#8A26B4 #B44326 #50B426 #2697B4

split-complementary

#8A26B4 #97B426 #26B443

monochromatic

#3D114F #631B81 #8A26B4 #AA40D7 #C173E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.96

#8A26B4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#8A26B4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A26B4

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A26B4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A26B4	1.00	6.96	3.02	6.96
#FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#125CB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#85486D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a26b4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 38, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.213 313.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16dcb',
    500: '#8a26b4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a26b4;
$custom-light: #b16dcb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a26b4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.254,
    "s": 65.138,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49327,
    "c": 0.21299,
    "h": 313.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10085
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A26B4

secondary

#88C96D

accent

#E84072

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF9

border

#D0C7D2

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A26B4

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

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