#8A28C2#8A28C2

#8A28C2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.224 H 309.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A28C2
RGB	rgb(138, 40, 194)
HSL	hsl(278, 66%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(278, 79%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.9%, 79.4%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.27, 63.92, -61.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.27, 88.39, 316.32°)
OKLab	oklab(50.55% 0.1412 -0.1734)
OKLCH	oklch(50.55% 0.224 309.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.9756, 10.8163, 52.0112)
Luminance	0.1082 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A28C2 #60C228

analogous

#3D28C2 #8A28C2 #C228AD

triadic

#8A28C2 #C28A28 #28C28A

tetradic

#8A28C2 #C23D28 #60C228 #28ADC2

square

#8A28C2 #C23D28 #60C228 #28ADC2

split-complementary

#8A28C2 #ADC228 #28C23D

monochromatic

#42135D #661E8F #8A28C2 #A74DDA #C080E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.64

#8A28C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.16

#8A28C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A28C2

6.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A28C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A28C2	1.00	6.64	3.16	6.64
#FFFFFF	6.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005EBF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#815076

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a28c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 40, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.224 309.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26ed5',
    500: '#8a28c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a28c2;
$custom-light: #b26ed5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a28c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.182,
    "s": 65.812,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50548,
    "c": 0.22363,
    "h": 309.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10816
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A28C2

secondary

#97CD78

accent

#E93F7D

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110814

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A28C2

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

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