#8A26BF#8A26BF

#8A26BF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.223 H 310.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A26BF
RGB	rgb(138, 38, 191)
HSL	hsl(279, 67%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(279, 80%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.7%, 80.1%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.81, 63.96, -60.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.81, 87.72, 316.81°)
OKLab	oklab(50.16% 0.1435 -0.1704)
OKLCH	oklch(50.16% 0.223 310.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.5764, 10.5515, 50.2328)
Luminance	0.1055 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A26BF #5BBF26

analogous

#3E26BF #8A26BF #BF26A7

triadic

#8A26BF #BF8A26 #26BF8A

tetradic

#8A26BF #BF3E26 #5BBF26 #26A7BF

square

#8A26BF #BF3E26 #5BBF26 #26A7BF

split-complementary

#8A26BF #A7BF26 #26BF3E

monochromatic

#401259 #651C8C #8A26BF #A848DB #C07BE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.75

#8A26BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#8A26BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A26BF

6.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A26BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A26BF	1.00	6.75	3.11	6.75
#FFFFFF	6.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#824D73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a26bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 38, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.223 310.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26dd3',
    500: '#8a26bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a26bf;
$custom-light: #b26dd3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a26bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.216,
    "s": 66.812,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50158,
    "c": 0.22274,
    "h": 310.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10551
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A26BF

secondary

#93CD74

accent

#EA3E7A

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110814

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A26BF

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

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