#8B28AA#8B28AA

#8B28AA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.203 H 316.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B28AA
RGB	rgb(139, 40, 170)
HSL	hsl(286, 62%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(286, 76%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.2%, 76.5%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.68, 59.23, -49.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.68, 77.14, 320.15°)
OKLab	oklab(48.91% 0.1471 -0.1392)
OKLCH	oklch(48.91% 0.203 316.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.6608, 9.9096, 38.9522)
Luminance	0.0991 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8B28AA #47AA28

analogous

#4A28AA #8B28AA #AA2888

triadic

#8B28AA #AA8B28 #28AA8B

tetradic

#8B28AA #AA4A28 #47AA28 #2888AA

square

#8B28AA #AA4A28 #47AA28 #2888AA

split-complementary

#8B28AA #88AA28 #28AA4A

monochromatic

#3A1147 #621C78 #8B28AA #AE3ED2 #C36FDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.04

#8B28AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#8B28AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B28AA

7.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B28AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B28AA	1.00	7.04	2.98	7.04
#FFFFFF	7.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#285BA7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894568

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b28aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 40, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.203 316.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16dc4',
    500: '#8b28aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b28aa;
$custom-light: #b16dc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b28aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.692,
    "s": 61.905,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48913,
    "c": 0.20252,
    "h": 316.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09909
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B28AA

secondary

#7FC46A

accent

#E54369

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B28AA

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

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