#8C26AB#8C26AB

#8C26AB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.206 H 316.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C26AB
RGB	rgb(140, 38, 171)
HSL	hsl(286, 64%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(286, 78%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.1%, 77.8%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.67, 60.30, -50.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.67, 78.35, 320.31°)
OKLab	oklab(48.96% 0.1499 -0.141)
OKLCH	oklch(48.96% 0.206 316.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.8579, 9.9028, 39.4383)
Luminance	0.0990 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C26AB #45AB26

analogous

#4926AB #8C26AB #AB2687

triadic

#8C26AB #AB8C26 #26AB8C

tetradic

#8C26AB #AB4926 #45AB26 #2687AB

square

#8C26AB #AB4926 #45AB26 #2687AB

split-complementary

#8C26AB #87AB26 #26AB49

monochromatic

#3A1047 #631B79 #8C26AB #B03BD3 #C46DDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.05

#8C26AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#8C26AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C26AB

7.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C26AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C26AB	1.00	7.05	2.98	7.05
#FFFFFF	7.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#275BA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A4468

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c26ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 38, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.206 316.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26cc5',
    500: '#8c26ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c26ab;
$custom-light: #b26cc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c26ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.015,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48957,
    "c": 0.20579,
    "h": 316.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09902
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C26AB

secondary

#7EC568

accent

#E74168

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C26AB

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

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