#8B26AA#8B26AA

#8B26AA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.205 H 316.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B26AA
RGB	rgb(139, 38, 170)
HSL	hsl(286, 63%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(286, 78%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.2%, 77.6%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.44, 59.91, -49.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.44, 77.91, 320.26°)
OKLab	oklab(48.75% 0.1488 -0.1403)
OKLCH	oklch(48.75% 0.205 316.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.5952, 9.7783, 38.9303)
Luminance	0.0978 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B26AA #45AA26

analogous

#4926AA #8B26AA #AA2687

triadic

#8B26AA #AA8B26 #26AA8B

tetradic

#8B26AA #AA4926 #45AA26 #2687AA

square

#8B26AA #AA4926 #45AA26 #2687AA

split-complementary

#8B26AA #87AA26 #26AA49

monochromatic

#391046 #621B78 #8B26AA #AF3AD3 #C36CDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.11

#8B26AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96

#8B26AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B26AA

7.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B26AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B26AA	1.00	7.11	2.96	7.11
#FFFFFF	7.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#275BA7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894467

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b26aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 38, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.205 316.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16cc4',
    500: '#8b26aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b26aa;
$custom-light: #b16cc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b26aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.909,
    "s": 63.462,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48745,
    "c": 0.20456,
    "h": 316.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09777
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B26AA

secondary

#7DC567

accent

#E64168

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B26AA

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

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