#8A26BA#8A26BA

#8A26BA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.218 H 311.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A26BA
RGB	rgb(138, 38, 186)
HSL	hsl(281, 66%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(281, 80%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.8%, 79.6%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.44, 62.93, -57.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.44, 85.38, 317.48°)
OKLab	oklab(49.78% 0.1446 -0.1636)
OKLCH	oklch(49.78% 0.218 311.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.0356, 10.3352, 47.3843)
Luminance	0.1033 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A26BA #56BA26

analogous

#4026BA #8A26BA #BA26A0

triadic

#8A26BA #BA8A26 #26BA8A

tetradic

#8A26BA #BA4026 #56BA26 #26A0BA

square

#8A26BA #BA4026 #56BA26 #26A0BA

split-complementary

#8A26BA #A0BA26 #26BA40

monochromatic

#3F1154 #641C87 #8A26BA #A944D9 #C077E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.85

#8A26BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#8A26BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A26BA

6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A26BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A26BA	1.00	6.85	3.07	6.85
#FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005CB7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#844B71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a26ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 38, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.218 311.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16dd0',
    500: '#8a26ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a26ba;
$custom-light: #b16dd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a26ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.541,
    "s": 66.071,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49776,
    "c": 0.2183,
    "h": 311.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10335
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A26BA

secondary

#8ECB71

accent

#E93F76

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF9

border

#D0C7D2

text

#110814

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A26BA

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

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