#8B28B9#8B28B9

#8B28B9 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.216 H 312.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B28B9
RGB	rgb(139, 40, 185)
HSL	hsl(281, 64%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(281, 78%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.9%, 78.4%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.74, 62.24, -56.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.74, 84.13, 317.71°)
OKLab	oklab(50% 0.1445 -0.1603)
OKLCH	oklch(50% 0.216 312)
XYZ	xyz(20.1616, 10.5099, 46.8561)
Luminance	0.1051 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B28B9 #56B928

analogous

#4328B9 #8B28B9 #B9289E

triadic

#8B28B9 #B98B28 #28B98B

tetradic

#8B28B9 #B94328 #56B928 #289EB9

square

#8B28B9 #B94328 #56B928 #289EB9

split-complementary

#8B28B9 #9EB928 #28B943

monochromatic

#3F1254 #651D87 #8B28B9 #A947D7 #C179E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.77

#8B28B9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#8B28B9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B28B9

6.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B28B9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B28B9	1.00	6.77	3.10	6.77
#FFFFFF	6.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#085DB6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#854B70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b28b9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 40, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.216 312.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26ecf',
    500: '#8b28b9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b28b9;
$custom-light: #b26ecf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b28b9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.966,
    "s": 64.444,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49998,
    "c": 0.21584,
    "h": 312
  },
  "luminance": 0.10509
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B28B9

secondary

#8ECA73

accent

#E74075

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110814

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B28B9

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

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