#8A29BA#8A29BA

#8A29BA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.215 H 311.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A29BA
RGB	rgb(138, 41, 186)
HSL	hsl(280, 64%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(280, 78%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.8%, 78%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.79, 61.92, -57.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.79, 84.25, 317.30°)
OKLab	oklab(50.02% 0.1422 -0.1619)
OKLCH	oklch(50.02% 0.215 311.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.1354, 10.5348, 47.4176)
Luminance	0.1053 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A29BA #59BA29

analogous

#4229BA #8A29BA #BA29A2

triadic

#8A29BA #BA8A29 #29BA8A

tetradic

#8A29BA #BA4229 #59BA29 #29A2BA

square

#8A29BA #BA4229 #59BA29 #29A2BA

split-complementary

#8A29BA #A2BA29 #29BA42

monochromatic

#401356 #651E88 #8A29BA #A849D7 #C07BE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.76

#8A29BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#8A29BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A29BA

6.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A29BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A29BA	1.00	6.76	3.11	6.76
#FFFFFF	6.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#025DB7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#844C71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a29ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 41, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.215 311.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16ed0',
    500: '#8a29ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a29ba;
$custom-light: #b16ed0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a29ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.138,
    "s": 63.877,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50021,
    "c": 0.21548,
    "h": 311.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10534
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A29BA

secondary

#91CA75

accent

#E74178

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110814

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A29BA

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

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