#8B29BA#8B29BA

#8B29BA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.216 H 311.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B29BA
RGB	rgb(139, 41, 186)
HSL	hsl(281, 64%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(281, 78%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.3%, 78%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.93, 62.10, -56.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.93, 84.22, 317.51°)
OKLab	oklab(50.16% 0.1435 -0.1612)
OKLCH	oklch(50.16% 0.216 311.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.3017, 10.6206, 47.4254)
Luminance	0.1062 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B29BA #58BA29

analogous

#4329BA #8B29BA #BA29A1

triadic

#8B29BA #BA8B29 #29BA8B

tetradic

#8B29BA #BA4329 #58BA29 #29A1BA

square

#8B29BA #BA4329 #58BA29 #29A1BA

split-complementary

#8B29BA #A1BA29 #29BA43

monochromatic

#401356 #661E88 #8B29BA #A949D7 #C17BE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.72

#8B29BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#8B29BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B29BA

6.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B29BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B29BA	1.00	6.72	3.12	6.72
#FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#075DB7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#854C71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b29ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 41, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.216 311.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26ed0',
    500: '#8b29ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b29ba;
$custom-light: #b26ed0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b29ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.552,
    "s": 63.877,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50155,
    "c": 0.21578,
    "h": 311.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1062
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B29BA

secondary

#90CA75

accent

#E74177

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110814

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B29BA

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

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