#8C28BD#8C28BD

#8C28BD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.220 H 311.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C28BD
RGB	rgb(140, 40, 189)
HSL	hsl(280, 65%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(280, 79%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.9%, 78.8%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.19, 63.23, -58.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.19, 85.97, 317.35°)
OKLab	oklab(50.43% 0.145 -0.1651)
OKLCH	oklch(50.43% 0.22 311.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.7576, 10.7677, 49.1191)
Luminance	0.1077 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C28BD #59BD28

analogous

#4128BD #8C28BD #BD28A4

triadic

#8C28BD #BD8C28 #28BD8C

tetradic

#8C28BD #BD4128 #59BD28 #28A4BD

square

#8C28BD #BD4128 #59BD28 #28A4BD

split-complementary

#8C28BD #A4BD28 #28BD41

monochromatic

#411358 #671D8A #8C28BD #AA4AD9 #C17CE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.66

#8C28BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.15

#8C28BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C28BD

6.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C28BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C28BD	1.00	6.66	3.15	6.66
#FFFFFF	6.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005EBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#864D73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c28bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 40, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.220 311.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36ed2',
    500: '#8c28bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c28bd;
$custom-light: #b36ed2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c28bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.268,
    "s": 65.066,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50432,
    "c": 0.21971,
    "h": 311.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10767
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C28BD

secondary

#92CB75

accent

#E84077

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120814

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C28BD

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

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