#8A29B9#8A29B9

#8A29B9 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.215 H 311.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A29B9
RGB	rgb(138, 41, 185)
HSL	hsl(280, 64%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(280, 78%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.4%, 77.8%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.71, 61.71, -56.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.71, 83.78, 317.44°)
OKLab	oklab(49.95% 0.1424 -0.1605)
OKLCH	oklch(49.95% 0.215 311.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.0295, 10.4925, 46.8597)
Luminance	0.1049 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A29B9 #58B929

analogous

#4229B9 #8A29B9 #B929A0

triadic

#8A29B9 #B98A29 #29B98A

tetradic

#8A29B9 #B94229 #58B929 #29A0B9

square

#8A29B9 #B94229 #58B929 #29A0B9

split-complementary

#8A29B9 #A0B929 #29B942

monochromatic

#3F1355 #651E87 #8A29B9 #A849D7 #C07BE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.78

#8A29B9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#8A29B9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A29B9

6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A29B9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A29B9	1.00	6.78	3.10	6.78
#FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#065DB6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#844C71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a29b9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 41, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.215 311.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16ecf',
    500: '#8a29b9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a29b9;
$custom-light: #b16ecf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a29b9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.417,
    "s": 63.717,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49946,
    "c": 0.21457,
    "h": 311.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10492
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A29B9

secondary

#90CA74

accent

#E74177

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110814

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A29B9

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

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