#8E28BD#8E28BD

#8E28BD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.220 H 312.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E28BD
RGB	rgb(142, 40, 189)
HSL	hsl(281, 65%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(281, 79%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.9%, 78.8%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.48, 63.58, -57.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.48, 85.89, 317.76°)
OKLab	oklab(50.7% 0.1476 -0.1635)
OKLCH	oklch(50.7% 0.22 312.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.0977, 10.9431, 49.1351)
Luminance	0.1094 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E28BD #57BD28

analogous

#4428BD #8E28BD #BD28A2

triadic

#8E28BD #BD8E28 #28BD8E

tetradic

#8E28BD #BD4428 #57BD28 #28A2BD

square

#8E28BD #BD4428 #57BD28 #28A2BD

split-complementary

#8E28BD #A2BD28 #28BD44

monochromatic

#421358 #681D8A #8E28BD #AB4AD9 #C37CE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.59

#8E28BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.19

#8E28BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E28BD

6.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E28BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E28BD	1.00	6.59	3.19	6.59
#FFFFFF	6.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#055FBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#884D73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e28bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 40, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.220 312.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b46ed2',
    500: '#8e28bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e28bd;
$custom-light: #b46ed2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e28bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.074,
    "s": 65.066,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50702,
    "c": 0.22031,
    "h": 312.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10942
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E28BD

secondary

#90CB75

accent

#E84075

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120814

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E28BD

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