#8B28BC#8B28BC

#8B28BC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.219 H 311.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B28BC
RGB	rgb(139, 40, 188)
HSL	hsl(280, 65%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(280, 79%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.1%, 78.7%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.96, 62.85, -58.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.96, 85.54, 317.29°)
OKLab	oklab(50.22% 0.1439 -0.1645)
OKLCH	oklch(50.22% 0.219 311.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.4816, 10.6379, 48.5416)
Luminance	0.1064 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B28BC #59BC28

analogous

#4128BC #8B28BC #BC28A3

triadic

#8B28BC #BC8B28 #28BC8B

tetradic

#8B28BC #BC4128 #59BC28 #28A3BC

square

#8B28BC #BC4128 #59BC28 #28A3BC

split-complementary

#8B28BC #A3BC28 #28BC41

monochromatic

#401357 #661D8A #8B28BC #A949D8 #C17BE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.71

#8B28BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.13

#8B28BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B28BC

6.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B28BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B28BC	1.00	6.71	3.13	6.71
#FFFFFF	6.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#844D72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b28bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 40, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.219 311.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26ed1',
    500: '#8b28bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b28bc;
$custom-light: #b26ed1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b28bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.135,
    "s": 64.912,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50222,
    "c": 0.21853,
    "h": 311.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10637
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B28BC

secondary

#91CB75

accent

#E84078

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110814

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B28BC

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

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