#8A28B4#8A28B4

#8A28B4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.211 H 313.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A28B4
RGB	rgb(138, 40, 180)
HSL	hsl(282, 64%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(282, 78%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.3%, 77.8%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.23, 61.03, -54.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.23, 81.82, 318.24°)
OKLab	oklab(49.49% 0.1442 -0.1541)
OKLCH	oklch(49.49% 0.211 313.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.4768, 10.2168, 44.1172)
Luminance	0.1022 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A28B4 #52B428

analogous

#4428B4 #8A28B4 #B42898

triadic

#8A28B4 #B48A28 #28B48A

tetradic

#8A28B4 #B44428 #52B428 #2898B4

square

#8A28B4 #B44428 #52B428 #2898B4

split-complementary

#8A28B4 #98B428 #28B444

monochromatic

#3D1250 #641D82 #8A28B4 #AA44D5 #C176E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.90

#8A28B4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#8A28B4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A28B4

6.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A28B4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A28B4	1.00	6.90	3.04	6.90
#FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#155CB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#85496E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a28b4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 40, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.211 313.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16dcb',
    500: '#8a28b4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a28b4;
$custom-light: #b16dcb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a28b4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49491,
    "c": 0.21106,
    "h": 313.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10216
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A28B4

secondary

#8AC870

accent

#E74173

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A28B4

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

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