#8E28AD#8E28AD

#8E28AD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.206 H 316.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E28AD
RGB	rgb(142, 40, 173)
HSL	hsl(286, 62%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(286, 77%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.9%, 76.9%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.35, 60.40, -50.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.35, 78.48, 320.32°)
OKLab	oklab(49.55% 0.1504 -0.1411)
OKLCH	oklch(49.55% 0.206 316.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.4558, 10.2863, 40.4877)
Luminance	0.1028 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E28AD #47AD28

analogous

#4C28AD #8E28AD #AD288A

triadic

#8E28AD #AD8E28 #28AD8E

tetradic

#8E28AD #AD4C28 #47AD28 #288AAD

square

#8E28AD #AD4C28 #47AD28 #288AAD

split-complementary

#8E28AD #8AAD28 #28AD4C

monochromatic

#3C114A #651D7B #8E28AD #B03FD3 #C571DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.87

#8E28AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#8E28AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E28AD

6.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E28AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E28AD	1.00	6.87	3.06	6.87
#FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#295DAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C456A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e28ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 40, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.206 316.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36ec6',
    500: '#8e28ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e28ad;
$custom-light: #b36ec6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e28ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.015,
    "s": 62.441,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49546,
    "c": 0.20625,
    "h": 316.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10285
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E28AD

secondary

#80C56C

accent

#E64268

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E28AD

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

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