#8E28CA#8E28CA

#8E28CA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.232 H 308.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E28CA
RGB	rgb(142, 40, 202)
HSL	hsl(278, 67%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(278, 80%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.7%, 80.2%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.46, 66.26, -63.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.46, 91.94, 316.11°)
OKLab	oklab(51.69% 0.1446 -0.1812)
OKLCH	oklch(51.69% 0.232 308.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.5726, 11.5330, 56.9026)
Luminance	0.1153 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E28CA #64CA28

analogous

#3D28CA #8E28CA #CA28B5

triadic

#8E28CA #CA8E28 #28CA8E

tetradic

#8E28CA #CA3D28 #64CA28 #28B5CA

square

#8E28CA #CA3D28 #64CA28 #28B5CA

split-complementary

#8E28CA #B5CA28 #28CA3D

monochromatic

#461464 #6A1E97 #8E28CA #AA52DD #C385E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.35

#8E28CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#8E28CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E28CA

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E28CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E28CA	1.00	6.35	3.31	6.35
#FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CCE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#84537A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e28ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 40, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.232 308.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b56fdb',
    500: '#8e28ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e28ca;
$custom-light: #b56fdb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e28ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.778,
    "s": 66.942,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51694,
    "c": 0.23184,
    "h": 308.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11533
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E28CA

secondary

#9CD07E

accent

#EA3E7E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120815

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E28CA

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

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