#8E28C3#8E28C3

#8E28C3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.226 H 310.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E28C3
RGB	rgb(142, 40, 195)
HSL	hsl(279, 66%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(279, 79%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.2%, 79.5%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.93, 64.81, -60.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.93, 88.68, 316.95°)
OKLab	oklab(51.15% 0.1463 -0.1718)
OKLCH	oklch(51.15% 0.226 310.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.7625, 11.2090, 52.6363)
Luminance	0.1121 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E28C3 #5DC328

analogous

#4128C3 #8E28C3 #C328AA

triadic

#8E28C3 #C38E28 #28C38E

tetradic

#8E28C3 #C34128 #5DC328 #28AAC3

square

#8E28C3 #C34128 #5DC328 #28AAC3

split-complementary

#8E28C3 #AAC328 #28C341

monochromatic

#44135D #691E90 #8E28C3 #AA4EDB #C380E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.48

#8E28C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#8E28C3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E28C3

6.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E28C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E28C3	1.00	6.48	3.24	6.48
#FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005AC7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#874F76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e28c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 40, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.226 310.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b46fd6',
    500: '#8e28c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e28c3;
$custom-light: #b46fd6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e28c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.484,
    "s": 65.957,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51154,
    "c": 0.22561,
    "h": 310.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11208
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E28C3

secondary

#96CE79

accent

#E93F79

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120814

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E28C3

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

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