#8B28C3#8B28C3

#8B28C3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.225 H 309.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B28C3
RGB	rgb(139, 40, 195)
HSL	hsl(278, 66%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(278, 79%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.7%, 79.5%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.49, 64.30, -61.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.49, 88.82, 316.38°)
OKLab	oklab(50.76% 0.1423 -0.174)
OKLCH	oklch(50.76% 0.225 309.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.2546, 10.9471, 52.6125)
Luminance	0.1095 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B28C3 #60C328

analogous

#3E28C3 #8B28C3 #C328AD

triadic

#8B28C3 #C38B28 #28C38B

tetradic

#8B28C3 #C33E28 #60C328 #28ADC3

square

#8B28C3 #C33E28 #60C328 #28ADC3

split-complementary

#8B28C3 #ADC328 #28C33E

monochromatic

#43135D #671E90 #8B28C3 #A84EDB #C180E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.58

#8B28C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.19

#8B28C3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B28C3

6.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B28C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B28C3	1.00	6.58	3.19	6.58
#FFFFFF	6.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005EC0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#825076

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b28c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 40, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.225 309.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26ed6',
    500: '#8b28c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b28c3;
$custom-light: #b26ed6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b28c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.323,
    "s": 65.957,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50757,
    "c": 0.2248,
    "h": 309.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10947
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B28C3

secondary

#98CE79

accent

#E93F7C

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120814

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B28C3

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

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