#8E29AD#8E29AD

#8E29AD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.205 H 316.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E29AD
RGB	rgb(142, 41, 173)
HSL	hsl(286, 62%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(286, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.9%, 76.3%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.47, 60.05, -49.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.47, 78.09, 320.27°)
OKLab	oklab(49.63% 0.1495 -0.1406)
OKLCH	oklch(49.63% 0.205 316.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.4900, 10.3546, 40.4991)
Luminance	0.1035 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E29AD #48AD29

analogous

#4C29AD #8E29AD #AD298A

triadic

#8E29AD #AD8E29 #29AD8E

tetradic

#8E29AD #AD4C29 #48AD29 #298AAD

square

#8E29AD #AD4C29 #48AD29 #298AAD

split-complementary

#8E29AD #8AAD29 #29AD4C

monochromatic

#3D124A #651D7C #8E29AD #B041D2 #C573DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.84

#8E29AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#8E29AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E29AD

6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E29AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E29AD	1.00	6.84	3.07	6.84
#FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A5DAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C466A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e29ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 41, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.205 316.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36ec6',
    500: '#8e29ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e29ad;
$custom-light: #b36ec6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e29ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.909,
    "s": 61.682,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49631,
    "c": 0.20521,
    "h": 316.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10354
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E29AD

secondary

#82C56D

accent

#E54369

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E29AD

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

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