#8B29C7#8B29C7

#8B29C7 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.228 H 308.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B29C7
RGB	rgb(139, 41, 199)
HSL	hsl(277, 66%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(277, 79%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.2%, 79.4%, 0%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.91, 64.81, -62.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.91, 90.32, 315.85°)
OKLab	oklab(51.15% 0.1406 -0.1789)
OKLCH	oklch(51.15% 0.228 308.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.7470, 11.1987, 55.0377)
Luminance	0.1120 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B29C7 #65C729

analogous

#3C29C7 #8B29C7 #C729B4

triadic

#8B29C7 #C78B29 #29C78B

tetradic

#8B29C7 #C73C29 #65C729 #29B4C7

square

#8B29C7 #C73C29 #65C729 #29B4C7

split-complementary

#8B29C7 #B4C729 #29C73C

monochromatic

#441462 #681F94 #8B29C7 #A752DB #C185E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.48

#8B29C7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#8B29C7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B29C7

6.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B29C7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B29C7	1.00	6.48	3.24	6.48
#FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BCB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005FC4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#815279

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b29c7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 41, 199);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.228 308.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36fd9',
    500: '#8b29c7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b29c7;
$custom-light: #b36fd9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b29c7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 199
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.215,
    "s": 65.833,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51148,
    "c": 0.22751,
    "h": 308.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11198
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B29C7

secondary

#9CCF7D

accent

#E93F7F

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120815

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B29C7

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

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