#8B29AE#8B29AE

#8B29AE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.205 H 315.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B29AE
RGB	rgb(139, 41, 174)
HSL	hsl(284, 62%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(284, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.1%, 76.4%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.08, 59.67, -51.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.08, 78.60, 319.38°)
OKLab	oklab(49.28% 0.1456 -0.1443)
OKLCH	oklch(49.28% 0.205 315.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.0791, 10.1316, 40.9868)
Luminance	0.1013 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B29AE #4CAE29

analogous

#4929AE #8B29AE #AE298E

triadic

#8B29AE #AE8B29 #29AE8B

tetradic

#8B29AE #AE4929 #4CAE29 #298EAE

square

#8B29AE #AE4929 #4CAE29 #298EAE

split-complementary

#8B29AE #8EAE29 #29AE49

monochromatic

#3C124B #631D7C #8B29AE #AC42D2 #C273DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.94

#8B29AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#8B29AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B29AE

6.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B29AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B29AE	1.00	6.94	3.03	6.94
#FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#245CAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#88476A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b29ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 41, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.205 315.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16ec7',
    500: '#8b29ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b29ae;
$custom-light: #b16ec7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b29ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.211,
    "s": 61.86,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49281,
    "c": 0.20503,
    "h": 315.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10131
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B29AE

secondary

#85C56D

accent

#E5436E

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B29AE

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

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