#8B26B6#8B26B6

#8B26B6 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.215 H 313.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B26B6
RGB	rgb(139, 38, 182)
HSL	hsl(282, 65%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(282, 79%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.6%, 79.1%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.29, 62.29, -55.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.29, 83.48, 318.26°)
OKLab	oklab(49.61% 0.1467 -0.1572)
OKLCH	oklch(49.61% 0.215 313)
XYZ	xyz(19.7826, 10.2532, 45.1839)
Luminance	0.1025 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B26B6 #51B626

analogous

#4326B6 #8B26B6 #B62699

triadic

#8B26B6 #B68B26 #26B68B

tetradic

#8B26B6 #B64326 #51B626 #2699B6

square

#8B26B6 #B64326 #51B626 #2699B6

split-complementary

#8B26B6 #99B626 #26B643

monochromatic

#3E1151 #641B83 #8B26B6 #AB42D7 #C174E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.88

#8B26B6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#8B26B6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B26B6

6.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B26B6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B26B6	1.00	6.88	3.05	6.88
#FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055BA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0F5CB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#86496E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b26b6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 38, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.215 313.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26dcd',
    500: '#8b26b6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b26b6;
$custom-light: #b26dcd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b26b6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.083,
    "s": 65.455,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49613,
    "c": 0.21507,
    "h": 313
  },
  "luminance": 0.10253
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B26B6

secondary

#8AC96E

accent

#E83F72

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF9

border

#D0C7D2

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B26B6

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

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