#8E26AB#8E26AB

#8E26AB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.207 H 317.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E26AB
RGB	rgb(142, 38, 171)
HSL	hsl(287, 64%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(287, 78%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(17%, 77.8%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.98, 60.68, -49.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.98, 78.32, 320.79°)
OKLab	oklab(49.24% 0.1524 -0.1394)
OKLCH	oklch(49.24% 0.207 317.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.1981, 10.0781, 39.4542)
Luminance	0.1008 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E26AB #43AB26

analogous

#4B26AB #8E26AB #AB2685

triadic

#8E26AB #AB8E26 #26AB8E

tetradic

#8E26AB #AB4B26 #43AB26 #2685AB

square

#8E26AB #AB4B26 #43AB26 #2685AB

split-complementary

#8E26AB #85AB26 #26AB4B

monochromatic

#3B1047 #641B79 #8E26AB #B23BD3 #C66DDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.96

#8E26AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#8E26AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E26AB

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E26AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E26AB	1.00	6.96	3.02	6.96
#FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A5CA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D4368

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e26ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 38, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.207 317.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36dc5',
    500: '#8e26ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e26ab;
$custom-light: #b36dc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e26ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.917,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49242,
    "c": 0.20652,
    "h": 317.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10077
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E26AB

secondary

#7CC568

accent

#E74165

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E26AB

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

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