#8B28BD#8B28BD

#8B28BD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.219 H 310.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B28BD
RGB	rgb(139, 40, 189)
HSL	hsl(280, 65%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(280, 79%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.5%, 78.8%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.04, 63.06, -58.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.04, 86.00, 317.15°)
OKLab	oklab(50.3% 0.1437 -0.1658)
OKLCH	oklch(50.3% 0.219 310.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.5898, 10.6812, 49.1113)
Luminance	0.1068 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B28BD #5ABD28

analogous

#4128BD #8B28BD #BD28A4

triadic

#8B28BD #BD8B28 #28BD8B

tetradic

#8B28BD #BD4128 #5ABD28 #28A4BD

square

#8B28BD #BD4128 #5ABD28 #28A4BD

split-complementary

#8B28BD #A4BD28 #28BD41

monochromatic

#411358 #661D8A #8B28BD #A94AD9 #C17CE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.70

#8B28BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.14

#8B28BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B28BD

6.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B28BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B28BD	1.00	6.70	3.14	6.70
#FFFFFF	6.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005EBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#844D73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b28bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 40, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.219 310.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26ed2',
    500: '#8b28bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b28bd;
$custom-light: #b26ed2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b28bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.866,
    "s": 65.066,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50298,
    "c": 0.21942,
    "h": 310.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10681
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B28BD

secondary

#92CB75

accent

#E84078

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110814

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B28BD

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

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