#8E28AB#8E28AB

#8E28AB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.205 H 317.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E28AB
RGB	rgb(142, 40, 171)
HSL	hsl(287, 62%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(287, 77%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(17%, 76.6%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.22, 60.01, -49.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.22, 77.56, 320.69°)
OKLab	oklab(49.41% 0.1507 -0.1383)
OKLCH	oklch(49.41% 0.205 317.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.2637, 10.2095, 39.4761)
Luminance	0.1021 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E28AB #45AB28

analogous

#4D28AB #8E28AB #AB2887

triadic

#8E28AB #AB8E28 #28AB8E

tetradic

#8E28AB #AB4D28 #45AB28 #2887AB

square

#8E28AB #AB4D28 #45AB28 #2887AB

split-complementary

#8E28AB #87AB28 #28AB4D

monochromatic

#3C1148 #651C79 #8E28AB #B13ED2 #C570DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.90

#8E28AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#8E28AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E28AB

6.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E28AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E28AB	1.00	6.90	3.04	6.90
#FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C5DA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D4468

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e28ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 40, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.205 317.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36ec5',
    500: '#8e28ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e28ab;
$custom-light: #b36ec5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e28ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.718,
    "s": 62.085,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49407,
    "c": 0.20451,
    "h": 317.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10209
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E28AB

secondary

#7EC46A

accent

#E54367

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E28AB

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

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