#8B29AA#8B29AA

#8B29AA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.201 H 316.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B29AA
RGB	rgb(139, 41, 170)
HSL	hsl(286, 61%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(286, 76%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.2%, 75.9%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.80, 58.87, -49.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.80, 76.74, 320.10°)
OKLab	oklab(49% 0.1462 -0.1386)
OKLCH	oklch(49% 0.201 316.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.6950, 9.9779, 38.9636)
Luminance	0.0998 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8B29AA #48AA29

analogous

#4B29AA #8B29AA #AA2989

triadic

#8B29AA #AA8B29 #29AA8B

tetradic

#8B29AA #AA4B29 #48AA29 #2989AA

square

#8B29AA #AA4B29 #48AA29 #2989AA

split-complementary

#8B29AA #89AA29 #29AA4B

monochromatic

#3A1147 #631D79 #8B29AA #AE3FD1 #C371DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.01

#8B29AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

3.00

#8B29AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B29AA

7.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B29AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B29AA	1.00	7.01	3.00	7.01
#FFFFFF	7.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#295CA7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894568

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b29aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 41, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.201 316.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16ec4',
    500: '#8b29aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b29aa;
$custom-light: #b16ec4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b29aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.581,
    "s": 61.137,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49,
    "c": 0.20147,
    "h": 316.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09977
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B29AA

secondary

#80C46B

accent

#E4446A

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B29AA

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

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