#8A28B0#8A28B0

#8A28B0 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.207 H 314.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A28B0
RGB	rgb(138, 40, 176)
HSL	hsl(283, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(283, 77%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.6%, 77.3%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.94, 60.23, -52.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.94, 79.95, 318.87°)
OKLab	oklab(49.2% 0.1449 -0.1485)
OKLCH	oklch(49.2% 0.207 314.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.0752, 10.0561, 42.0021)
Luminance	0.1006 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A28B0 #4EB028

analogous

#4628B0 #8A28B0 #B02892

triadic

#8A28B0 #B08A28 #28B08A

tetradic

#8A28B0 #B04628 #4EB028 #2892B0

square

#8A28B0 #B04628 #4EB028 #2892B0

split-complementary

#8A28B0 #92B028 #28B046

monochromatic

#3C114C #631D7E #8A28B0 #AB41D4 #C173DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.97

#8A28B0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#8A28B0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A28B0

6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A28B0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A28B0	1.00	6.97	3.01	6.97
#FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E5CAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#86486B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a28b0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 40, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.207 314.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16dc8',
    500: '#8a28b0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a28b0;
$custom-light: #b16dc8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a28b0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.235,
    "s": 62.963,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.492,
    "c": 0.20749,
    "h": 314.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10055
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A28B0

secondary

#86C66D

accent

#E64270

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A28B0

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

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