#8B26AB#8B26AB

#8B26AB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.205 H 316.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B26AB
RGB	rgb(139, 38, 171)
HSL	hsl(286, 64%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(286, 78%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.7%, 77.8%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.51, 60.11, -50.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.51, 78.37, 320.08°)
OKLab	oklab(48.82% 0.1487 -0.1418)
OKLCH	oklch(48.82% 0.205 316.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.6901, 9.8162, 39.4304)
Luminance	0.0982 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B26AB #46AB26

analogous

#4826AB #8B26AB #AB2688

triadic

#8B26AB #AB8B26 #26AB8B

tetradic

#8B26AB #AB4826 #46AB26 #2688AB

square

#8B26AB #AB4826 #46AB26 #2688AB

split-complementary

#8B26AB #88AB26 #26AB48

monochromatic

#3A1047 #621B79 #8B26AB #AF3BD3 #C36DDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.09

#8B26AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96

#8B26AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B26AB

7.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B26AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B26AB	1.00	7.09	2.96	7.09
#FFFFFF	7.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#255BA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894468

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b26ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 38, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.205 316.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16cc5',
    500: '#8b26ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b26ab;
$custom-light: #b16cc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b26ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.564,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48815,
    "c": 0.20543,
    "h": 316.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09815
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B26AB

secondary

#7EC568

accent

#E74169

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B26AB

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

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