#8B28B3#8B28B3

#8B28B3 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.210 H 313.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B28B3
RGB	rgb(139, 40, 179)
HSL	hsl(283, 63%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(283, 78%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.3%, 77.7%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.31, 61.02, -53.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.31, 81.33, 318.61°)
OKLab	oklab(49.56% 0.1456 -0.152)
OKLCH	oklch(49.56% 0.21 313.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.5415, 10.2619, 43.5904)
Luminance	0.1026 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B28B3 #50B328

analogous

#4628B3 #8B28B3 #B32895

triadic

#8B28B3 #B38B28 #28B38B

tetradic

#8B28B3 #B34628 #50B328 #2895B3

square

#8B28B3 #B34628 #50B328 #2895B3

split-complementary

#8B28B3 #95B328 #28B346

monochromatic

#3D124F #641D81 #8B28B3 #AB43D5 #C175E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.88

#8B28B3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#8B28B3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B28B3

6.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B28B3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B28B3	1.00	6.88	3.05	6.88
#FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A5CB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#87496D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b28b3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 40, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.210 313.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16ecb',
    500: '#8b28b3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b28b3;
$custom-light: #b16ecb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b28b3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.734,
    "s": 63.47,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49556,
    "c": 0.21049,
    "h": 313.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10261
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B28B3

secondary

#89C86F

accent

#E64171

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B28B3

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

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