#8A28B5#8A28B5

#8A28B5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.212 H 312.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A28B5
RGB	rgb(138, 40, 181)
HSL	hsl(282, 64%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(282, 78%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.8%, 77.9%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.30, 61.24, -54.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.30, 82.29, 318.09°)
OKLab	oklab(49.57% 0.144 -0.1555)
OKLCH	oklch(49.57% 0.212 312.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.5790, 10.2576, 44.6557)
Luminance	0.1026 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A28B5 #53B528

analogous

#4328B5 #8A28B5 #B52899

triadic

#8A28B5 #B58A28 #28B58A

tetradic

#8A28B5 #B54328 #53B528 #2899B5

square

#8A28B5 #B54328 #53B528 #2899B5

split-complementary

#8A28B5 #99B528 #28B543

monochromatic

#3E1251 #641D83 #8A28B5 #A944D6 #C077E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.88

#8A28B5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#8A28B5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A28B5

6.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A28B5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A28B5	1.00	6.88	3.05	6.88
#FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#135CB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#854A6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a28b5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 40, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.212 312.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16dcc',
    500: '#8a28b5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a28b5;
$custom-light: #b16dcc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a28b5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.702,
    "s": 63.801,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49565,
    "c": 0.21195,
    "h": 312.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10257
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A28B5

secondary

#8BC870

accent

#E74174

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A28B5

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

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