#8E29BD#8E29BD

#8E29BD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.219 H 312.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E29BD
RGB	rgb(142, 41, 189)
HSL	hsl(281, 64%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(281, 78%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.9%, 78.3%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.60, 63.25, -57.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.60, 85.52, 317.70°)
OKLab	oklab(50.78% 0.1468 -0.163)
OKLCH	oklch(50.78% 0.219 312)
XYZ	xyz(21.1319, 11.0114, 49.1465)
Luminance	0.1101 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E29BD #58BD29

analogous

#4429BD #8E29BD #BD29A2

triadic

#8E29BD #BD8E29 #29BD8E

tetradic

#8E29BD #BD4429 #58BD29 #29A2BD

square

#8E29BD #BD4429 #58BD29 #29A2BD

split-complementary

#8E29BD #A2BD29 #29BD44

monochromatic

#421358 #681E8B #8E29BD #AB4BD8 #C37DE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.56

#8E29BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.20

#8E29BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E29BD

6.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E29BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E29BD	1.00	6.56	3.20	6.56
#FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#085FBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#884D73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e29bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 41, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.219 312.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b46fd2',
    500: '#8e29bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e29bd;
$custom-light: #b46fd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e29bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.946,
    "s": 64.348,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50783,
    "c": 0.21937,
    "h": 312
  },
  "luminance": 0.11011
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E29BD

secondary

#91CB77

accent

#E74075

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120814

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E29BD

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