#8E29C5#8E29C5

#8E29C5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.226 H 309.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E29C5
RGB	rgb(142, 41, 197)
HSL	hsl(279, 66%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(279, 79%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.9%, 79.2%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.19, 64.89, -61.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.19, 89.25, 316.64°)
OKLab	oklab(51.39% 0.1451 -0.1739)
OKLCH	oklch(51.39% 0.226 309.8)
XYZ	xyz(22.0243, 11.3683, 53.8466)
Luminance	0.1137 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E29C5 #60C529

analogous

#4029C5 #8E29C5 #C529AE

triadic

#8E29C5 #C58E29 #29C58E

tetradic

#8E29C5 #C54029 #60C529 #29AEC5

square

#8E29C5 #C54029 #60C529 #29AEC5

split-complementary

#8E29C5 #AEC529 #29C540

monochromatic

#451460 #691E92 #8E29C5 #AA51DB #C383E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.41

#8E29C5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#8E29C5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E29C5

6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E29C5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E29C5	1.00	6.41	3.27	6.41
#FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BC9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865178

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e29c5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 41, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.226 309.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b46fd8',
    500: '#8e29c5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e29c5;
$custom-light: #b46fd8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e29c5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.846,
    "s": 65.546,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51386,
    "c": 0.22649,
    "h": 309.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11368
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E29C5

secondary

#99CE7C

accent

#E83F7B

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120815

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E29C5

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

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