#8B28B5#8B28B5

#8B28B5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.212 H 313.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B28B5
RGB	rgb(139, 40, 181)
HSL	hsl(282, 64%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(282, 78%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.2%, 77.9%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.45, 61.42, -54.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.45, 82.26, 318.30°)
OKLab	oklab(49.7% 0.1453 -0.1548)
OKLCH	oklch(49.7% 0.212 313.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.7453, 10.3434, 44.6634)
Luminance	0.1034 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B28B5 #52B528

analogous

#4528B5 #8B28B5 #B52898

triadic

#8B28B5 #B58B28 #28B58B

tetradic

#8B28B5 #B54528 #52B528 #2898B5

square

#8B28B5 #B54528 #52B528 #2898B5

split-complementary

#8B28B5 #98B528 #28B545

monochromatic

#3E1251 #651D83 #8B28B5 #AA44D6 #C177E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.84

#8B28B5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#8B28B5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B28B5

6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B28B5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B28B5	1.00	6.84	3.07	6.84
#FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#165DB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#864A6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b28b5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 40, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.212 313.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26ecc',
    500: '#8b28b5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b28b5;
$custom-light: #b26ecc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b28b5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.128,
    "s": 63.801,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49702,
    "c": 0.21227,
    "h": 313.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10343
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B28B5

secondary

#8BC870

accent

#E74172

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B28B5

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

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