#8A29AA#8A29AA

#8A29AA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.201 H 316.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A29AA
RGB	rgb(138, 41, 170)
HSL	hsl(285, 61%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(285, 76%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.8%, 75.9%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.65, 58.67, -49.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.65, 76.76, 319.86°)
OKLab	oklab(48.86% 0.1449 -0.1394)
OKLCH	oklch(48.86% 0.201 316.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.5287, 9.8922, 38.9558)
Luminance	0.0989 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A29AA #49AA29

analogous

#4A29AA #8A29AA #AA298A

triadic

#8A29AA #AA8A29 #29AA8A

tetradic

#8A29AA #AA4A29 #49AA29 #298AAA

square

#8A29AA #AA4A29 #49AA29 #298AAA

split-complementary

#8A29AA #8AAA29 #29AA4A

monochromatic

#3A1147 #621D79 #8A29AA #AD3FD1 #C271DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.05

#8A29AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#8A29AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A29AA

7.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A29AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A29AA	1.00	7.05	2.98	7.05
#FFFFFF	7.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#285BA7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#884568

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a29aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 41, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.201 316.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06dc4',
    500: '#8a29aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a29aa;
$custom-light: #b06dc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a29aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.116,
    "s": 61.137,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4886,
    "c": 0.20111,
    "h": 316.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09891
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A29AA

secondary

#81C46B

accent

#E4446B

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A29AA

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

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