#8A29B1#8A29B1

#8A29B1 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.207 H 313.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A29B1
RGB	rgb(138, 41, 177)
HSL	hsl(283, 62%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(283, 77%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(22%, 76.8%, 0%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.14, 60.08, -52.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.14, 80.03, 318.65°)
OKLab	oklab(49.36% 0.1438 -0.1494)
OKLCH	oklch(49.36% 0.207 313.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.2086, 10.1641, 42.5365)
Luminance	0.1016 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A29B1 #50B129

analogous

#4629B1 #8A29B1 #B12994

triadic

#8A29B1 #B18A29 #29B18A

tetradic

#8A29B1 #B14629 #50B129 #2994B1

square

#8A29B1 #B14629 #50B129 #2994B1

split-complementary

#8A29B1 #94B129 #29B146

monochromatic

#3D124E #631D7F #8A29B1 #AA44D4 #C175DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.92

#8A29B1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#8A29B1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A29B1

6.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A29B1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A29B1	1.00	6.92	3.03	6.92
#FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D5CAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#86486C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a29b1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 41, 177);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.207 313.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16ec9',
    500: '#8a29b1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a29b1;
$custom-light: #b16ec9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a29b1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 177
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.794,
    "s": 62.385,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49358,
    "c": 0.20737,
    "h": 313.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10163
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A29B1

secondary

#88C76F

accent

#E54271

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A29B1

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

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