#8B26C3#8B26C3

#8B26C3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.227 H 309.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B26C3
RGB	rgb(139, 38, 195)
HSL	hsl(279, 67%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(279, 81%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.7%, 80.5%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.27, 64.95, -61.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.27, 89.54, 316.50°)
OKLab	oklab(50.6% 0.1438 -0.1751)
OKLCH	oklch(50.6% 0.227 309.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.1889, 10.8157, 52.5906)
Luminance	0.1081 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B26C3 #5EC326

analogous

#3D26C3 #8B26C3 #C326AC

triadic

#8B26C3 #C38B26 #26C38B

tetradic

#8B26C3 #C33D26 #5EC326 #26ACC3

square

#8B26C3 #C33D26 #5EC326 #26ACC3

split-complementary

#8B26C3 #ACC326 #26C33D

monochromatic

#42125D #661C90 #8B26C3 #A84ADC #C17EE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.64

#8B26C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.16

#8B26C3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B26C3

6.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B26C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B26C3	1.00	6.64	3.16	6.64
#FFFFFF	6.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005EC0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#834F76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b26c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 38, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.227 309.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26ed6',
    500: '#8b26c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b26c3;
$custom-light: #b26ed6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b26c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.599,
    "s": 67.382,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50601,
    "c": 0.22656,
    "h": 309.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10815
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B26C3

secondary

#96CE77

accent

#EA3E7B

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120814

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B26C3

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

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