#8E29AF#8E29AF

#8E29AF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.207 H 316.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E29AF
RGB	rgb(142, 41, 175)
HSL	hsl(285, 62%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(285, 77%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.9%, 76.6%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.61, 60.45, -50.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.61, 79.01, 319.91°)
OKLab	oklab(49.77% 0.1492 -0.1434)
OKLCH	oklch(49.77% 0.207 316.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.6849, 10.4326, 41.5259)
Luminance	0.1043 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E29AF #4AAF29

analogous

#4B29AF #8E29AF #AF298D

triadic

#8E29AF #AF8E29 #29AF8E

tetradic

#8E29AF #AF4B29 #4AAF29 #298DAF

square

#8E29AF #AF4B29 #4AAF29 #298DAF

split-complementary

#8E29AF #8DAF29 #29AF4B

monochromatic

#3E124C #661D7D #8E29AF #AF42D3 #C474DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.80

#8E29AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#8E29AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E29AF

6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E29AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E29AF	1.00	6.80	3.09	6.80
#FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#275EAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C476B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e29af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 41, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.207 316.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36ec8',
    500: '#8e29af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e29af;
$custom-light: #b36ec8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e29af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.224,
    "s": 62.037,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49771,
    "c": 0.20698,
    "h": 316.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10432
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E29AF

secondary

#84C66E

accent

#E5436B

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#120813

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E29AF

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

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