#8E29B2#8E29B2

#8E29B2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.210 H 315.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E29B2
RGB	rgb(142, 41, 178)
HSL	hsl(284, 63%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(284, 77%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.2%, 77%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.82, 61.04, -52.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.82, 80.40, 319.39°)
OKLab	oklab(49.98% 0.1488 -0.1477)
OKLCH	oklch(49.98% 0.21 315.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.9828, 10.5518, 43.0949)
Luminance	0.1055 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E29B2 #4DB229

analogous

#4A29B2 #8E29B2 #B22991

triadic

#8E29B2 #B28E29 #29B28E

tetradic

#8E29B2 #B24A29 #4DB229 #2991B2

square

#8E29B2 #B24A29 #4DB229 #2991B2

split-complementary

#8E29B2 #91B229 #29B24A

monochromatic

#3F124F #661E80 #8E29B2 #AE44D4 #C476DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.75

#8E29B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#8E29B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E29B2

6.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E29B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E29B2	1.00	6.75	3.11	6.75
#FFFFFF	6.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#235EAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B486D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e29b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 41, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.210 315.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36eca',
    500: '#8e29b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e29b2;
$custom-light: #b36eca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e29b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.234,
    "s": 62.557,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49983,
    "c": 0.20962,
    "h": 315.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10551
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E29B2

secondary

#87C770

accent

#E6426D

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#120813

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E29B2

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