#8B26BE#8B26BE

#8B26BE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.222 H 310.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B26BE
RGB	rgb(139, 38, 190)
HSL	hsl(280, 67%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(280, 80%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.8%, 80%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.89, 63.92, -59.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.89, 87.20, 317.14°)
OKLab	oklab(50.22% 0.145 -0.1683)
OKLCH	oklch(50.22% 0.222 310.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.6330, 10.5934, 49.6630)
Luminance	0.1059 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B26BE #59BE26

analogous

#3F26BE #8B26BE #BE26A5

triadic

#8B26BE #BE8B26 #26BE8B

tetradic

#8B26BE #BE3F26 #59BE26 #26A5BE

square

#8B26BE #BE3F26 #59BE26 #26A5BE

split-complementary

#8B26BE #A5BE26 #26BE3F

monochromatic

#401258 #661C8B #8B26BE #A947DA #C17AE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.73

#8B26BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#8B26BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B26BE

6.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B26BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B26BE	1.00	6.73	3.12	6.73
#FFFFFF	6.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#844D73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b26be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 38, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.222 310.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26dd2',
    500: '#8b26be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b26be;
$custom-light: #b26dd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b26be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.868,
    "s": 66.667,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50216,
    "c": 0.22213,
    "h": 310.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10593
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B26BE

secondary

#91CC74

accent

#EA3E78

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120814

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B26BE

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

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