#8E29A4#8E29A4

#8E29A4 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.197 H 319.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E29A4
RGB	rgb(142, 41, 164)
HSL	hsl(289, 60%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(289, 75%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.4%, 75%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.87, 58.32, -45.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.87, 73.97, 322.04°)
OKLab	oklab(49.02% 0.1506 -0.1276)
OKLCH	oklch(49.02% 0.197 319.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.6483, 10.0179, 36.0661)
Luminance	0.1002 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E29A4 #3FA429

analogous

#5029A4 #8E29A4 #A4297D

triadic

#8E29A4 #A48E29 #29A48E

tetradic

#8E29A4 #A45029 #3FA429 #297DA4

square

#8E29A4 #A45029 #3FA429 #297DA4

split-complementary

#8E29A4 #7DA429 #29A450

monochromatic

#391142 #641D73 #8E29A4 #B43CCE #C76DDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.99

#8E29A4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.00

#8E29A4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E29A4

6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E29A4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E29A4	1.00	6.99	3.00	6.99
#FFFFFF	6.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#345DA1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E4265

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e29a4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 41, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.197 319.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36ec0',
    500: '#8e29a4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e29a4;
$custom-light: #b36ec0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e29a4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.268,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49018,
    "c": 0.19737,
    "h": 319.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10017
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E29A4

secondary

#78C168

accent

#E34561

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E29A4

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

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