#8E28AA#8E28AA

#8E28AA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.204 H 317.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E28AA
RGB	rgb(142, 40, 170)
HSL	hsl(287, 62%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(287, 76%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.5%, 76.5%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.15, 59.82, -48.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.15, 77.10, 320.88°)
OKLab	oklab(49.34% 0.1508 -0.1368)
OKLCH	oklch(49.34% 0.204 317.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.1688, 10.1715, 38.9760)
Luminance	0.1017 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E28AA #44AA28

analogous

#4D28AA #8E28AA #AA2885

triadic

#8E28AA #AA8E28 #28AA8E

tetradic

#8E28AA #AA4D28 #44AA28 #2885AA

square

#8E28AA #AA4D28 #44AA28 #2885AA

split-complementary

#8E28AA #85AA28 #28AA4D

monochromatic

#3B1147 #651C78 #8E28AA #B23ED2 #C56FDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.92

#8E28AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#8E28AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E28AA

6.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E28AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E28AA	1.00	6.92	3.03	6.92
#FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D5DA7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D4468

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e28aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 40, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.204 317.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36dc4',
    500: '#8e28aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e28aa;
$custom-light: #b36dc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e28aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.077,
    "s": 61.905,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49338,
    "c": 0.20363,
    "h": 317.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10171
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E28AA

secondary

#7DC46A

accent

#E54366

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E28AA

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

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