#8A29C9#8A29C9
#8A29C9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.229 H 307.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8A29C9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(138, 41, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(276, 66%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(276, 80%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(31.3%, 79.6%, 0%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.93, 65.07, -64.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.93, 91.31, 315.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.18% 0.1388 -0.1823) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.18% 0.229 307.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.8145, 11.2065, 56.2609) |
| Luminance | 0.1121 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkviolet
#9400D3
ΔE00 2.64
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 3.44
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 3.51
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 4.54
Vibrant Purple
#AD03DE
ΔE00 5.85
Vivid Purple
#9900FA
ΔE00 6.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8A29C9 #68C929
analogous
#3A29C9 #8A29C9 #C929B8
triadic
#8A29C9 #C98A29 #29C98A
tetradic
#8A29C9 #C93A29 #68C929 #29B8C9
square
#8A29C9 #C93A29 #68C929 #29B8C9
split-complementary
#8A29C9 #B8C929 #29C93A
monochromatic
#441463 #671F96 #8A29C9 #A653DC #C086E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.48
#8A29C9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.24
#8A29C9 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8A29C9
6.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8A29C9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8A29C9 | 1.00 | 6.48 | 3.24 | 6.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#005BCD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#005FC6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7F537A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5E5E5E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8a29c9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 41, 201); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.229 307.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b26fda',
500: '#8a29c9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8a29c9; $custom-light: #b26fda; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8a29c9",
"rgb": {
"r": 138,
"g": 41,
"b": 201
},
"hsl": {
"h": 276.375,
"s": 66.116,
"l": 47.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51176,
"c": 0.22907,
"h": 307.3
},
"luminance": 0.11206
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8A29C9
secondary
#9ED07E
accent
#E93F82
background
#FBF7FD
surface
#F6EDFB
border
#D0C8D4
text
#120815
muted
#817B83