#8A28AD#8A28AD

#8A28AD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.205 H 315.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A28AD
RGB	rgb(138, 40, 173)
HSL	hsl(284, 62%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(284, 77%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.2%, 76.9%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.73, 59.62, -51.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.73, 78.55, 319.38°)
OKLab	oklab(48.99% 0.1454 -0.1443)
OKLCH	oklch(48.99% 0.205 315.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.7816, 9.9387, 40.4561)
Luminance	0.0994 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A28AD #4BAD28

analogous

#4828AD #8A28AD #AD288D

triadic

#8A28AD #AD8A28 #28AD8A

tetradic

#8A28AD #AD4828 #4BAD28 #288DAD

square

#8A28AD #AD4828 #4BAD28 #288DAD

split-complementary

#8A28AD #8DAD28 #28AD48

monochromatic

#3B114A #621D7B #8A28AD #AC3FD3 #C271DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.03

#8A28AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.99

#8A28AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A28AD

7.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A28AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A28AD	1.00	7.03	2.99	7.03
#FFFFFF	7.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#225BAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#87466A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a28ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 40, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.205 315.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06dc6',
    500: '#8a28ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a28ad;
$custom-light: #b06dc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a28ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.211,
    "s": 62.441,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48985,
    "c": 0.20482,
    "h": 315.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09938
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A28AD

secondary

#83C56C

accent

#E6426D

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A28AD

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

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