#8E28AC#8E28AC

#8E28AC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.205 H 317.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E28AC
RGB	rgb(142, 40, 172)
HSL	hsl(286, 62%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(286, 77%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.4%, 76.7%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.28, 60.20, -49.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.28, 78.02, 320.50°)
OKLab	oklab(49.48% 0.1505 -0.1397)
OKLCH	oklch(49.48% 0.205 317.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.3594, 10.2478, 39.9800)
Luminance	0.1025 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E28AC #46AC28

analogous

#4C28AC #8E28AC #AC2888

triadic

#8E28AC #AC8E28 #28AC8E

tetradic

#8E28AC #AC4C28 #46AC28 #2888AC

square

#8E28AC #AC4C28 #46AC28 #2888AC

split-complementary

#8E28AC #88AC28 #28AC4C

monochromatic

#3C1149 #651C7A #8E28AC #B13FD2 #C571DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.89

#8E28AC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#8E28AC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E28AC

6.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E28AC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E28AC	1.00	6.89	3.05	6.89
#FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A5DA9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C4569

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e28ac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 40, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.205 317.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36ec5',
    500: '#8e28ac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e28ac;
$custom-light: #b36ec5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e28ac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.364,
    "s": 62.264,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49477,
    "c": 0.20538,
    "h": 317.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10247
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E28AC

secondary

#7FC56B

accent

#E54267

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E28AC

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

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