#8C28BC#8C28BC

#8C28BC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.219 H 311.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C28BC
RGB	rgb(140, 40, 188)
HSL	hsl(281, 65%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(281, 79%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.5%, 78.7%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.11, 63.03, -57.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.11, 85.50, 317.49°)
OKLab	oklab(50.36% 0.1452 -0.1637)
OKLCH	oklch(50.36% 0.219 311.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.6494, 10.7244, 48.5495)
Luminance	0.1072 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C28BC #58BC28

analogous

#4228BC #8C28BC #BC28A2

triadic

#8C28BC #BC8C28 #28BC8C

tetradic

#8C28BC #BC4228 #58BC28 #28A2BC

square

#8C28BC #BC4228 #58BC28 #28A2BC

split-complementary

#8C28BC #A2BC28 #28BC42

monochromatic

#411357 #661D8A #8C28BC #AA49D8 #C17BE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.68

#8C28BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.14

#8C28BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C28BC

6.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C28BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C28BC	1.00	6.68	3.14	6.68
#FFFFFF	6.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005EB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#864D72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c28bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 40, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.219 311.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36ed1',
    500: '#8c28bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c28bc;
$custom-light: #b36ed1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c28bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.541,
    "s": 64.912,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50357,
    "c": 0.21882,
    "h": 311.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10724
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C28BC

secondary

#91CB75

accent

#E84076

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#120814

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C28BC

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

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