#8A29AB#8A29AB

#8A29AB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.202 H 315.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A29AB
RGB	rgb(138, 41, 171)
HSL	hsl(285, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(285, 76%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.3%, 76%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.72, 58.87, -49.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.72, 77.22, 319.67°)
OKLab	oklab(48.93% 0.1448 -0.1409)
OKLCH	oklch(48.93% 0.202 315.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.6237, 9.9302, 39.4559)
Luminance	0.0993 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A29AB #4AAB29

analogous

#4929AB #8A29AB #AB298B

triadic

#8A29AB #AB8A29 #29AB8A

tetradic

#8A29AB #AB4929 #4AAB29 #298BAB

square

#8A29AB #AB4929 #4AAB29 #298BAB

split-complementary

#8A29AB #8BAB29 #29AB49

monochromatic

#3A1148 #621D7A #8A29AB #AC40D1 #C271DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.03

#8A29AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.99

#8A29AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A29AB

7.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A29AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A29AB	1.00	7.03	2.99	7.03
#FFFFFF	7.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#265BA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#884669

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a29ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 41, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.202 315.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06dc5',
    500: '#8a29ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a29ab;
$custom-light: #b06dc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a29ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.769,
    "s": 61.321,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4893,
    "c": 0.202,
    "h": 315.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09929
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A29AB

secondary

#82C46C

accent

#E4436C

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A29AB

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

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