#8B26BA#8B26BA

#8B26BA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.219 H 311.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B26BA
RGB	rgb(139, 38, 186)
HSL	hsl(281, 66%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(281, 80%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.3%, 79.6%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.59, 63.10, -57.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.59, 85.34, 317.68°)
OKLab	oklab(49.91% 0.1459 -0.1628)
OKLCH	oklch(49.91% 0.219 311.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.2018, 10.4209, 47.3921)
Luminance	0.1042 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B26BA #55BA26

analogous

#4126BA #8B26BA #BA269F

triadic

#8B26BA #BA8B26 #26BA8B

tetradic

#8B26BA #BA4126 #55BA26 #269FBA

square

#8B26BA #BA4126 #55BA26 #269FBA

split-complementary

#8B26BA #9FBA26 #26BA41

monochromatic

#3F1154 #651C87 #8B26BA #AA44D9 #C177E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.81

#8B26BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#8B26BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B26BA

6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B26BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B26BA	1.00	6.81	3.08	6.81
#FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DB7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#854B71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b26ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 38, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.219 311.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26dd0',
    500: '#8b26ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b26ba;
$custom-light: #b26dd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b26ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.946,
    "s": 66.071,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49912,
    "c": 0.2186,
    "h": 311.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1042
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B26BA

secondary

#8ECB71

accent

#E93F75

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110814

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B26BA

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

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