#8A28BD#8A28BD

#8A28BD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.219 H 310.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A28BD
RGB	rgb(138, 40, 189)
HSL	hsl(279, 65%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(279, 79%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(27%, 78.8%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.89, 62.88, -58.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.89, 86.05, 316.95°)
OKLab	oklab(50.16% 0.1424 -0.1666)
OKLCH	oklch(50.16% 0.219 310.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.4235, 10.5955, 49.1035)
Luminance	0.1060 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A28BD #5BBD28

analogous

#3F28BD #8A28BD #BD28A6

triadic

#8A28BD #BD8A28 #28BD8A

tetradic

#8A28BD #BD3F28 #5BBD28 #28A6BD

square

#8A28BD #BD3F28 #5BBD28 #28A6BD

split-complementary

#8A28BD #A6BD28 #28BD3F

monochromatic

#401358 #651D8A #8A28BD #A84AD9 #C07CE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.73

#8A28BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#8A28BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A28BD

6.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A28BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A28BD	1.00	6.73	3.12	6.73
#FFFFFF	6.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#834D73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a28bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 40, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.219 310.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16ed2',
    500: '#8a28bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a28bd;
$custom-light: #b16ed2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a28bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.463,
    "s": 65.066,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50164,
    "c": 0.21913,
    "h": 310.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10595
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A28BD

secondary

#93CB75

accent

#E84079

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110814

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A28BD

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

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