#8F29C6#8F29C6

#8F29C6 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.228 H 309.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8F29C6
RGB	rgb(143, 41, 198)
HSL	hsl(279, 66%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(279, 79%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.8%, 79.3%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.42, 65.27, -61.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.42, 89.67, 316.71°)
OKLab	oklab(51.59% 0.1462 -0.1745)
OKLCH	oklch(51.59% 0.228 309.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.3116, 11.5032, 54.4601)
Luminance	0.1150 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8F29C6 #60C629

analogous

#4129C6 #8F29C6 #C629AF

triadic

#8F29C6 #C68F29 #29C68F

tetradic

#8F29C6 #C64129 #60C629 #29AFC6

square

#8F29C6 #C64129 #60C629 #29AFC6

split-complementary

#8F29C6 #AFC629 #29C641

monochromatic

#461461 #6A1F93 #8F29C6 #AB51DB #C384E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.36

#8F29C6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#8F29C6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8F29C6

6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8F29C6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8F29C6	1.00	6.36	3.30	6.36
#FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BCA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0061C3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#875178

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8f29c6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 41, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.228 309.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b56fd8',
    500: '#8f29c6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8f29c6;
$custom-light: #b56fd8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8f29c6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 143,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.981,
    "s": 65.69,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51594,
    "c": 0.22766,
    "h": 309.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11503
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8F29C6

secondary

#99CF7C

accent

#E93F7B

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120815

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8F29C6

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

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