#8E28BC#8E28BC

#8E28BC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.219 H 312.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E28BC
RGB	rgb(142, 40, 188)
HSL	hsl(281, 65%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(281, 79%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.5%, 78.7%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.41, 63.38, -57.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.41, 85.42, 317.90°)
OKLab	oklab(50.63% 0.1478 -0.1622)
OKLCH	oklch(50.63% 0.219 312.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.9896, 10.8998, 48.5654)
Luminance	0.1090 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E28BC #56BC28

analogous

#4428BC #8E28BC #BC28A0

triadic

#8E28BC #BC8E28 #28BC8E

tetradic

#8E28BC #BC4428 #56BC28 #28A0BC

square

#8E28BC #BC4428 #56BC28 #28A0BC

split-complementary

#8E28BC #A0BC28 #28BC44

monochromatic

#421357 #681D8A #8E28BC #AC49D8 #C37BE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.60

#8E28BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.18

#8E28BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E28BC

6.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E28BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E28BC	1.00	6.60	3.18	6.60
#FFFFFF	6.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0A5FB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#884C72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e28bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 40, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.219 312.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b46ed1',
    500: '#8e28bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e28bc;
$custom-light: #b46ed1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e28bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.351,
    "s": 64.912,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50627,
    "c": 0.21942,
    "h": 312.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10899
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E28BC

secondary

#90CB75

accent

#E84074

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#120814

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E28BC

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →