#8C28AF#8C28AF

#8C28AF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.207 H 315.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C28AF
RGB	rgb(140, 40, 175)
HSL	hsl(284, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(284, 77%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(20%, 77.1%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.18, 60.41, -51.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.18, 79.44, 319.50°)
OKLab	oklab(49.41% 0.1476 -0.1456)
OKLCH	oklch(49.41% 0.207 315.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.3106, 10.1889, 41.4986)
Luminance	0.1019 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C28AF #4BAF28

analogous

#4828AF #8C28AF #AF288F

triadic

#8C28AF #AF8C28 #28AF8C

tetradic

#8C28AF #AF4828 #4BAF28 #288FAF

square

#8C28AF #AF4828 #4BAF28 #288FAF

split-complementary

#8C28AF #8FAF28 #28AF48

monochromatic

#3C114B #641D7D #8C28AF #AD41D4 #C373DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.91

#8C28AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#8C28AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C28AF

6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C28AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C28AF	1.00	6.91	3.04	6.91
#FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#235CAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#89476B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c28af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 40, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.207 315.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26dc8',
    500: '#8c28af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c28af;
$custom-light: #b26dc8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c28af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.444,
    "s": 62.791,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49406,
    "c": 0.20729,
    "h": 315.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10188
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C28AF

secondary

#84C66D

accent

#E6426C

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C28AF

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

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