#8E28AE#8E28AE

#8E28AE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.207 H 316.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E28AE
RGB	rgb(142, 40, 174)
HSL	hsl(286, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(286, 77%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.4%, 77%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.42, 60.59, -50.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.42, 78.94, 320.14°)
OKLab	oklab(49.62% 0.1503 -0.1426)
OKLCH	oklch(49.62% 0.207 316.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.5529, 10.3252, 40.9992)
Luminance	0.1032 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E28AE #48AE28

analogous

#4B28AE #8E28AE #AE288B

triadic

#8E28AE #AE8E28 #28AE8E

tetradic

#8E28AE #AE4B28 #48AE28 #288BAE

square

#8E28AE #AE4B28 #48AE28 #288BAE

split-complementary

#8E28AE #8BAE28 #28AE4B

monochromatic

#3D114A #651D7C #8E28AE #B040D3 #C572DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.85

#8E28AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#8E28AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E28AE

6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E28AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E28AE	1.00	6.85	3.06	6.85
#FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#285DAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C466A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e28ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 40, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.207 316.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36ec7',
    500: '#8e28ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e28ae;
$custom-light: #b36ec7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e28ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.672,
    "s": 62.617,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49616,
    "c": 0.20712,
    "h": 316.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10324
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E28AE

secondary

#82C66C

accent

#E64269

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E28AE

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

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