#8E28AF#8E28AF

#8E28AF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.208 H 316.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E28AF
RGB	rgb(142, 40, 175)
HSL	hsl(285, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(285, 77%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.9%, 77.1%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.49, 60.79, -51.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.49, 79.40, 319.96°)
OKLab	oklab(49.69% 0.1501 -0.144)
OKLCH	oklch(49.69% 0.208 316.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.6508, 10.3643, 41.5145)
Luminance	0.1036 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E28AF #49AF28

analogous

#4A28AF #8E28AF #AF288D

triadic

#8E28AF #AF8E28 #28AF8E

tetradic

#8E28AF #AF4A28 #49AF28 #288DAF

square

#8E28AF #AF4A28 #49AF28 #288DAF

split-complementary

#8E28AF #8DAF28 #28AF4A

monochromatic

#3D114B #661D7D #8E28AF #B041D4 #C473DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.83

#8E28AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#8E28AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E28AF

6.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E28AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E28AF	1.00	6.83	3.07	6.83
#FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#275DAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C466B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e28af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 40, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.208 316.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36ec8',
    500: '#8e28af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e28af;
$custom-light: #b36ec8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e28af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.333,
    "s": 62.791,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49687,
    "c": 0.20799,
    "h": 316.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10364
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E28AF

secondary

#83C66D

accent

#E6426A

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#120813

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E28AF

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

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