#8E29AE#8E29AE

#8E29AE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.206 H 316.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E29AE
RGB	rgb(142, 41, 174)
HSL	hsl(286, 62%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(286, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.4%, 76.4%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.54, 60.25, -50.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.54, 78.55, 320.09°)
OKLab	oklab(49.7% 0.1494 -0.142)
OKLCH	oklch(49.7% 0.206 316.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.5871, 10.3935, 41.0106)
Luminance	0.1039 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E29AE #49AE29

analogous

#4C29AE #8E29AE #AE298C

triadic

#8E29AE #AE8E29 #29AE8E

tetradic

#8E29AE #AE4C29 #49AE29 #298CAE

square

#8E29AE #AE4C29 #49AE29 #298CAE

split-complementary

#8E29AE #8CAE29 #29AE4C

monochromatic

#3D124B #661D7C #8E29AE #B042D2 #C473DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.82

#8E29AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#8E29AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E29AE

6.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E29AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E29AE	1.00	6.82	3.08	6.82
#FFFFFF	6.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#295EAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C466A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e29ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 41, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.206 316.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36ec7',
    500: '#8e29ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e29ae;
$custom-light: #b36ec7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e29ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.564,
    "s": 61.86,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49701,
    "c": 0.2061,
    "h": 316.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10393
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E29AE

secondary

#83C56D

accent

#E5436A

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E29AE

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

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