#8B29B8#8B29B8

#8B29B8 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.214 H 312.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B29B8
RGB	rgb(139, 41, 184)
HSL	hsl(281, 64%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(281, 78%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.5%, 77.7%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.79, 61.69, -55.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.79, 83.28, 317.79°)
OKLab	oklab(50.01% 0.1439 -0.1584)
OKLCH	oklch(50.01% 0.214 312.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.0905, 10.5361, 46.3135)
Luminance	0.1054 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B29B8 #56B829

analogous

#4429B8 #8B29B8 #B8299E

triadic

#8B29B8 #B88B29 #29B88B

tetradic

#8B29B8 #B84429 #56B829 #299EB8

square

#8B29B8 #B84429 #56B829 #299EB8

split-complementary

#8B29B8 #9EB829 #29B844

monochromatic

#3F1354 #651E86 #8B29B8 #A948D6 #C17AE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.76

#8B29B8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#8B29B8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B29B8

6.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B29B8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B29B8	1.00	6.76	3.11	6.76
#FFFFFF	6.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0F5DB5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#864B70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b29b8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 41, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.214 312.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26ece',
    500: '#8b29b8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b29b8;
$custom-light: #b26ece;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b29b8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.119,
    "s": 63.556,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50007,
    "c": 0.21398,
    "h": 312.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10536
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B29B8

secondary

#8EC973

accent

#E74175

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110814

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B29B8

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

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