#8A28A1#8A28A1
#8A28A1 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.194 H 319.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A28A1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 40, 161) |
| HSL | hsl(289, 60%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(289, 75%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.3%, 75.2%, 0%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.92, 57.27, -45.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.92, 73.00, 321.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.15% 0.1469 -0.127) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.15% 0.194 319.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.6722, 9.4949, 34.6131) |
| Luminance | 0.0949 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 3.01
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 5.00
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 5.13
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 5.15
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 5.81
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 6.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A28A1 #3FA128
analogous
#4E28A1 #8A28A1 #A1287C
triadic
#8A28A1 #A18A28 #28A18A
tetradic
#8A28A1 #A14E28 #3FA128 #287CA1
square
#8A28A1 #A14E28 #3FA128 #287CA1
split-complementary
#8A28A1 #7CA128 #28A14E
monochromatic
#36103F #601C70 #8A28A1 #B139CE #C56ADA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.24
#8A28A1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.90
#8A28A1 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A28A1
7.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A28A1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A28A1 | 1.00 | 7.24 | 2.90 | 7.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0050A4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#315A9E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8A4163
Achromatopsia (no color)
#575757
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a28a1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 40, 161); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.194 319.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b06dbd',
500: '#8a28a1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a28a1; $custom-light: #b06dbd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a28a1",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 40,
"b": 161
},
"hsl": {
"h": 288.595,
"s": 60.199,
"l": 39.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48152,
"c": 0.19423,
"h": 319.2
},
"luminance": 0.09494
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A28A1
secondary
#76C065
accent
#E34463
background
#FBF6FB
surface
#F6ECF7
border
#D0C7D0
text
#110812
muted
#807B81