#8E26AA#8E26AA

#8E26AA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.206 H 317.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E26AA
RGB	rgb(142, 38, 170)
HSL	hsl(287, 63%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(287, 78%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.5%, 77.6%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.91, 60.49, -49.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.91, 77.86, 320.98°)
OKLab	oklab(49.17% 0.1526 -0.1379)
OKLCH	oklch(49.17% 0.206 317.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.1031, 10.0402, 38.9541)
Luminance	0.1004 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E26AA #42AA26

analogous

#4C26AA #8E26AA #AA2684

triadic

#8E26AA #AA8E26 #26AA8E

tetradic

#8E26AA #AA4C26 #42AA26 #2684AA

square

#8E26AA #AA4C26 #42AA26 #2684AA

split-complementary

#8E26AA #84AA26 #26AA4C

monochromatic

#3A1046 #641B78 #8E26AA #B33AD3 #C66CDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.98

#8E26AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#8E26AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E26AA

6.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E26AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E26AA	1.00	6.98	3.01	6.98
#FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B5CA7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D4367

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e26aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 38, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.206 317.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36dc4',
    500: '#8e26aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e26aa;
$custom-light: #b36dc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e26aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.273,
    "s": 63.462,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49173,
    "c": 0.20567,
    "h": 317.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10039
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E26AA

secondary

#7BC567

accent

#E64164

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E26AA

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

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