#8B28AE#8B28AE

#8B28AE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.206 H 315.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B28AE
RGB	rgb(139, 40, 174)
HSL	hsl(284, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(284, 77%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.1%, 77%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.96, 60.02, -51.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.96, 79.00, 319.44°)
OKLab	oklab(49.2% 0.1465 -0.1449)
OKLCH	oklch(49.2% 0.206 315.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.0450, 10.0633, 40.9754)
Luminance	0.1006 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B28AE #4BAE28

analogous

#4828AE #8B28AE #AE288E

triadic

#8B28AE #AE8B28 #28AE8B

tetradic

#8B28AE #AE4828 #4BAE28 #288EAE

square

#8B28AE #AE4828 #4BAE28 #288EAE

split-complementary

#8B28AE #8EAE28 #28AE48

monochromatic

#3B114A #631D7C #8B28AE #AD40D3 #C272DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.97

#8B28AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#8B28AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B28AE

6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B28AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B28AE	1.00	6.97	3.01	6.97
#FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#235CAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#88466A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b28ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 40, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.206 315.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16dc7',
    500: '#8b28ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b28ae;
$custom-light: #b16dc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b28ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.328,
    "s": 62.617,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49195,
    "c": 0.20605,
    "h": 315.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10063
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B28AE

secondary

#84C66C

accent

#E6426D

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B28AE

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

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