#8E29AA#8E29AA

#8E29AA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.203 H 317.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E29AA
RGB	rgb(142, 41, 170)
HSL	hsl(287, 61%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(287, 76%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.5%, 75.9%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.27, 59.47, -48.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.27, 76.71, 320.83°)
OKLab	oklab(49.42% 0.1499 -0.1363)
OKLCH	oklch(49.42% 0.203 317.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.2029, 10.2398, 38.9874)
Luminance	0.1024 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E29AA #45AA29

analogous

#4E29AA #8E29AA #AA2986

triadic

#8E29AA #AA8E29 #29AA8E

tetradic

#8E29AA #AA4E29 #45AA29 #2986AA

square

#8E29AA #AA4E29 #45AA29 #2986AA

split-complementary

#8E29AA #86AA29 #29AA4E

monochromatic

#3C1147 #651D79 #8E29AA #B13FD1 #C571DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.89

#8E29AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#8E29AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E29AA

6.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E29AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E29AA	1.00	6.89	3.05	6.89
#FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E5DA7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D4568

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e29aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 41, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.203 317.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36ec4',
    500: '#8e29aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e29aa;
$custom-light: #b36ec4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e29aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.977,
    "s": 61.137,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49424,
    "c": 0.2026,
    "h": 317.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10239
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E29AA

secondary

#7EC46B

accent

#E44466

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E29AA

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

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