#8C29C5#8C29C5

#8C29C5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.226 H 309.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C29C5
RGB	rgb(140, 41, 197)
HSL	hsl(278, 66%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(278, 79%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.9%, 79.2%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.90, 64.55, -61.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.90, 89.34, 316.27°)
OKLab	oklab(51.12% 0.1424 -0.1754)
OKLCH	oklch(51.12% 0.226 309.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.6841, 11.1930, 53.8306)
Luminance	0.1119 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C29C5 #62C529

analogous

#3E29C5 #8C29C5 #C529B0

triadic

#8C29C5 #C58C29 #29C58C

tetradic

#8C29C5 #C53E29 #62C529 #29B0C5

square

#8C29C5 #C53E29 #62C529 #29B0C5

split-complementary

#8C29C5 #B0C529 #29C53E

monochromatic

#441460 #681E92 #8C29C5 #A851DB #C183E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.48

#8C29C5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#8C29C5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C29C5

6.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C29C5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C29C5	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)

#005AC9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005FC2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#835178

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c29c5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 41, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.226 309.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36fd8',
    500: '#8c29c5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c29c5;
$custom-light: #b36fd8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c29c5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.077,
    "s": 65.546,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51123,
    "c": 0.22596,
    "h": 309.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11193
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C29C5

secondary

#9ACE7C

accent

#E83F7D

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120815

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C29C5

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

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