#8B29B2#8B29B2

#8B29B2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.209 H 314.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B29B2
RGB	rgb(139, 41, 178)
HSL	hsl(283, 63%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(283, 77%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.9%, 77%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.36, 60.47, -53.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.36, 80.47, 318.71°)
OKLab	oklab(49.57% 0.145 -0.15)
OKLCH	oklch(49.57% 0.209 314)
XYZ	xyz(19.4749, 10.2899, 43.0711)
Luminance	0.1029 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B29B2 #50B229

analogous

#4729B2 #8B29B2 #B22994

triadic

#8B29B2 #B28B29 #29B28B

tetradic

#8B29B2 #B24729 #50B229 #2994B2

square

#8B29B2 #B24729 #50B229 #2994B2

split-complementary

#8B29B2 #94B229 #29B247

monochromatic

#3D124F #641E80 #8B29B2 #AB44D4 #C176DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.87

#8B29B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#8B29B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B29B2

6.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B29B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B29B2	1.00	6.87	3.06	6.87
#FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D5DAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#87496D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b29b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 41, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.209 314.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16eca',
    500: '#8b29b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b29b2;
$custom-light: #b16eca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b29b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.92,
    "s": 62.557,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49568,
    "c": 0.2086,
    "h": 314
  },
  "luminance": 0.10289
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B29B2

secondary

#89C770

accent

#E64271

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B29B2

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

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