#8C26AA#8C26AA

#8C26AA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.205 H 317.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C26AA
RGB	rgb(140, 38, 170)
HSL	hsl(286, 63%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(286, 78%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.6%, 77.6%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.60, 60.10, -49.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.60, 77.89, 320.50°)
OKLab	oklab(48.89% 0.1501 -0.1395)
OKLCH	oklch(48.89% 0.205 317.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.7629, 9.8648, 38.9382)
Luminance	0.0986 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C26AA #44AA26

analogous

#4A26AA #8C26AA #AA2686

triadic

#8C26AA #AA8C26 #26AA8C

tetradic

#8C26AA #AA4A26 #44AA26 #2686AA

square

#8C26AA #AA4A26 #44AA26 #2686AA

split-complementary

#8C26AA #86AA26 #26AA4A

monochromatic

#3A1046 #631B78 #8C26AA #B03AD3 #C46CDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.06

#8C26AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#8C26AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C26AA

7.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C26AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C26AA	1.00	7.06	2.97	7.06
#FFFFFF	7.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#285BA7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A4367

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c26aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 38, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.205 317.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26cc4',
    500: '#8c26aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c26aa;
$custom-light: #b26cc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c26aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.364,
    "s": 63.462,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48887,
    "c": 0.20492,
    "h": 317.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09864
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C26AA

secondary

#7CC567

accent

#E64167

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C26AA

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

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