#8C28CA#8C28CA

#8C28CA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.231 H 307.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C28CA
RGB	rgb(140, 40, 202)
HSL	hsl(277, 67%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(277, 80%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.7%, 80.2%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.18, 65.93, -64.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.18, 92.04, 315.75°)
OKLab	oklab(51.43% 0.142 -0.1827)
OKLCH	oklch(51.43% 0.231 307.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.2324, 11.3576, 56.8867)
Luminance	0.1136 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C28CA #66CA28

analogous

#3B28CA #8C28CA #CA28B7

triadic

#8C28CA #CA8C28 #28CA8C

tetradic

#8C28CA #CA3B28 #66CA28 #28B7CA

square

#8C28CA #CA3B28 #66CA28 #28B7CA

split-complementary

#8C28CA #B7CA28 #28CA3B

monochromatic

#451464 #691E97 #8C28CA #A852DD #C285E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.42

#8C28CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#8C28CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C28CA

6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C28CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C28CA	1.00	6.42	3.27	6.42
#FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BCE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#82537A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c28ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 40, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.231 307.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b46fdb',
    500: '#8c28ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c28ca;
$custom-light: #b46fdb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c28ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.037,
    "s": 66.942,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51434,
    "c": 0.23134,
    "h": 307.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11357
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C28CA

secondary

#9DD07E

accent

#EA3E80

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120815

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C28CA

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

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