#8C29BD#8C29BD

#8C29BD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.219 H 311.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C29BD
RGB	rgb(140, 41, 189)
HSL	hsl(280, 64%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(280, 78%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.9%, 78.3%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.30, 62.89, -58.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.30, 85.59, 317.29°)
OKLab	oklab(50.51% 0.1442 -0.1645)
OKLCH	oklch(50.51% 0.219 311.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.7917, 10.8360, 49.1305)
Luminance	0.1084 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C29BD #5ABD29

analogous

#4229BD #8C29BD #BD29A4

triadic

#8C29BD #BD8C29 #29BD8C

tetradic

#8C29BD #BD4229 #5ABD29 #29A4BD

square

#8C29BD #BD4229 #5ABD29 #29A4BD

split-complementary

#8C29BD #A4BD29 #29BD42

monochromatic

#411358 #671E8B #8C29BD #A94BD8 #C17DE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.63

#8C29BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.17

#8C29BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C29BD

6.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C29BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C29BD	1.00	6.63	3.17	6.63
#FFFFFF	6.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005EBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#864D73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c29bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 41, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.219 311.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36fd2',
    500: '#8c29bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c29bd;
$custom-light: #b36fd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c29bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.135,
    "s": 64.348,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50514,
    "c": 0.21876,
    "h": 311.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10835
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C29BD

secondary

#93CB77

accent

#E74078

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120814

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C29BD

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

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