#8A29A5#8A29A5
#8A29A5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.197 H 317.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A29A5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 41, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(287, 60%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(287, 75%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16.4%, 75.2%, 0%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.31, 57.69, -47.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.31, 74.43, 320.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.51% 0.1456 -0.1322) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.51% 0.197 317.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.0647, 9.7066, 36.5120) |
| Luminance | 0.0971 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 3.19
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 5.46
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 5.49
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 5.70
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 5.76
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 6.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A29A5 #44A529
analogous
#4C29A5 #8A29A5 #A52982
triadic
#8A29A5 #A58A29 #29A58A
tetradic
#8A29A5 #A54C29 #44A529 #2982A5
square
#8A29A5 #A54C29 #44A529 #2982A5
split-complementary
#8A29A5 #82A529 #29A54C
monochromatic
#381143 #611D74 #8A29A5 #AF3DCF #C36EDB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.14
#8A29A5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.94
#8A29A5 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A29A5
7.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A29A5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A29A5 | 1.00 | 7.14 | 2.94 | 7.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0052A8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2D5BA2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#894365
Achromatopsia (no color)
#585858
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a29a5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 41, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.197 317.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b06dc0',
500: '#8a29a5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a29a5; $custom-light: #b06dc0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a29a5",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 41,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 286.935,
"s": 60.194,
"l": 40.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48513,
"c": 0.19666,
"h": 317.7
},
"luminance": 0.09706
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A29A5
secondary
#7CC268
accent
#E34467
background
#FBF6FB
surface
#F6ECF7
border
#D0C7D0
text
#110812
muted
#807B81