#8B29AC#8B29AC

#8B29AC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.203 H 315.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B29AC
RGB	rgb(139, 41, 172)
HSL	hsl(285, 62%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(285, 76%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.2%, 76.2%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.94, 59.27, -50.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.94, 77.67, 319.73°)
OKLab	oklab(49.14% 0.1459 -0.1415)
OKLCH	oklch(49.14% 0.203 315.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.8856, 10.0541, 39.9676)
Luminance	0.1005 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B29AC #4AAC29

analogous

#4929AC #8B29AC #AC298C

triadic

#8B29AC #AC8B29 #29AC8B

tetradic

#8B29AC #AC4929 #4AAC29 #298CAC

square

#8B29AC #AC4929 #4AAC29 #298CAC

split-complementary

#8B29AC #8CAC29 #29AC49

monochromatic

#3B1149 #631D7B #8B29AC #AD41D2 #C272DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.98

#8B29AC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#8B29AC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B29AC

6.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B29AC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B29AC	1.00	6.98	3.01	6.98
#FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#275CA9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894669

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b29ac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 41, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.203 315.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16ec5',
    500: '#8b29ac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b29ac;
$custom-light: #b16ec5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b29ac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.885,
    "s": 61.502,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4914,
    "c": 0.20325,
    "h": 315.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10053
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B29AC

secondary

#82C56C

accent

#E5436C

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B29AC

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

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