#8E26AD#8E26AD

#8E26AD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.208 H 316.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E26AD
RGB	rgb(142, 38, 173)
HSL	hsl(286, 64%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(286, 78%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.9%, 78%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.12, 61.07, -50.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.12, 79.23, 320.42°)
OKLab	oklab(49.38% 0.1521 -0.1422)
OKLCH	oklch(49.38% 0.208 316.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.3901, 10.1550, 40.4658)
Luminance	0.1015 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E26AD #45AD26

analogous

#4B26AD #8E26AD #AD2689

triadic

#8E26AD #AD8E26 #26AD8E

tetradic

#8E26AD #AD4B26 #45AD26 #2689AD

square

#8E26AD #AD4B26 #45AD26 #2689AD

split-complementary

#8E26AD #89AD26 #26AD4B

monochromatic

#3C1049 #651B7B #8E26AD #B13CD4 #C56EDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.93

#8E26AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#8E26AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E26AD

6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E26AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E26AD	1.00	6.93	3.03	6.93
#FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#285DAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C4469

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e26ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 38, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.208 316.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36dc6',
    500: '#8e26ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e26ad;
$custom-light: #b36dc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e26ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.222,
    "s": 63.981,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49382,
    "c": 0.20824,
    "h": 316.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10154
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E26AD

secondary

#7EC669

accent

#E74167

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#120813

muted

#817A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E26AD

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

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