#8B26AD#8B26AD

#8B26AD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.207 H 315.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B26AD
RGB	rgb(139, 38, 173)
HSL	hsl(285, 64%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(285, 78%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.7%, 78%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.65, 60.50, -51.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.65, 79.30, 319.72°)
OKLab	oklab(48.96% 0.1484 -0.1446)
OKLCH	oklch(48.96% 0.207 315.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.8822, 9.8931, 40.4420)
Luminance	0.0989 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B26AD #48AD26

analogous

#4826AD #8B26AD #AD268C

triadic

#8B26AD #AD8B26 #26AD8B

tetradic

#8B26AD #AD4826 #48AD26 #268CAD

square

#8B26AD #AD4826 #48AD26 #268CAD

split-complementary

#8B26AD #8CAD26 #26AD48

monochromatic

#3A1049 #631B7B #8B26AD #AE3CD4 #C36EDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.05

#8B26AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#8B26AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B26AD

7.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B26AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B26AD	1.00	7.05	2.98	7.05
#FFFFFF	7.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#225BAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#884569

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b26ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 38, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.207 315.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16cc6',
    500: '#8b26ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b26ad;
$custom-light: #b16cc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b26ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.889,
    "s": 63.981,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48958,
    "c": 0.20718,
    "h": 315.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09892
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B26AD

secondary

#80C669

accent

#E7416B

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B26AD

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

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