#8E29AC#8E29AC

#8E29AC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.204 H 317.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E29AC
RGB	rgb(142, 41, 172)
HSL	hsl(286, 62%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(286, 76%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.4%, 76.2%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.40, 59.86, -49.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.40, 77.63, 320.45°)
OKLab	oklab(49.56% 0.1497 -0.1391)
OKLCH	oklch(49.56% 0.204 317.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.3936, 10.3161, 39.9914)
Luminance	0.1032 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E29AC #47AC29

analogous

#4D29AC #8E29AC #AC2988

triadic

#8E29AC #AC8E29 #29AC8E

tetradic

#8E29AC #AC4D29 #47AC29 #2988AC

square

#8E29AC #AC4D29 #47AC29 #2988AC

split-complementary

#8E29AC #88AC29 #29AC4D

monochromatic

#3C1149 #651D7B #8E29AC #B041D2 #C572DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.86

#8E29AC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#8E29AC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E29AC

6.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E29AC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E29AC	1.00	6.86	3.06	6.86
#FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B5DA9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C4569

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e29ac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 41, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.204 317.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36ec5',
    500: '#8e29ac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e29ac;
$custom-light: #b36ec5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e29ac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.26,
    "s": 61.502,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49562,
    "c": 0.20434,
    "h": 317.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10315
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E29AC

secondary

#80C56C

accent

#E54368

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E29AC

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

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