#8A29AE#8A29AE

#8A29AE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.205 H 314.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A29AE
RGB	rgb(138, 41, 174)
HSL	hsl(284, 62%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(284, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.7%, 76.4%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.92, 59.47, -51.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.92, 78.62, 319.15°)
OKLab	oklab(49.14% 0.1443 -0.1451)
OKLCH	oklch(49.14% 0.205 314.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.9129, 10.0458, 40.9790)
Luminance	0.1004 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A29AE #4DAE29

analogous

#4729AE #8A29AE #AE2990

triadic

#8A29AE #AE8A29 #29AE8A

tetradic

#8A29AE #AE4729 #4DAE29 #2990AE

square

#8A29AE #AE4729 #4DAE29 #2990AE

split-complementary

#8A29AE #90AE29 #29AE47

monochromatic

#3B124B #631D7C #8A29AE #AB42D2 #C173DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.98

#8A29AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#8A29AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A29AE

6.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A29AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A29AE	1.00	6.98	3.01	6.98
#FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#225CAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#87476A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a29ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 41, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.205 314.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b06ec7',
    500: '#8a29ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a29ae;
$custom-light: #b06ec7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a29ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.759,
    "s": 61.86,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49143,
    "c": 0.20468,
    "h": 314.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10045
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A29AE

secondary

#85C56D

accent

#E5436F

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A29AE

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

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