#8A28AA#8A28AA

#8A28AA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.202 H 316.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A28AA
RGB	rgb(138, 40, 170)
HSL	hsl(285, 62%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(285, 76%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.8%, 76.5%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.52, 59.03, -49.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.52, 77.16, 319.91°)
OKLab	oklab(48.77% 0.1458 -0.14)
OKLCH	oklch(48.77% 0.202 316.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.4946, 9.8239, 38.9444)
Luminance	0.0982 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A28AA #48AA28

analogous

#4928AA #8A28AA #AA2889

triadic

#8A28AA #AA8A28 #28AA8A

tetradic

#8A28AA #AA4928 #48AA28 #2889AA

square

#8A28AA #AA4928 #48AA28 #2889AA

split-complementary

#8A28AA #89AA28 #28AA49

monochromatic

#3A1147 #621C78 #8A28AA #AD3ED2 #C26FDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.08

#8A28AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96

#8A28AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A28AA

7.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A28AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A28AA	1.00	7.08	2.96	7.08
#FFFFFF	7.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#275BA7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#884568

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a28aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 40, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.202 316.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06dc4',
    500: '#8a28aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a28aa;
$custom-light: #b06dc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a28aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.231,
    "s": 61.905,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48772,
    "c": 0.20216,
    "h": 316.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09823
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A28AA

secondary

#80C46A

accent

#E5436B

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A28AA

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

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