#8C198C#8C198C
#8C198C is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.192 H 328.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8C198C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 25, 140) |
| HSL | hsl(300, 70%, 32%) |
| HSV | hsv(300, 82%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 82.1%, 0%, 45.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.33, 58.56, -36.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.33, 69.05, 328.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.95% 0.1635 -0.1015) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.95% 0.192 328.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.8963, 8.1654, 25.5447) |
| Luminance | 0.0816 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 1.76
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 3.58
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 3.60
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 3.86
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 4.74
Darkish Purple
#751973
ΔE00 5.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8C198C #198C19
analogous
#53198C #8C198C #8C1953
triadic
#8C198C #8C8C19 #198C8C
tetradic
#8C198C #8C5319 #198C19 #19538C
square
#8C198C #8C5319 #198C19 #19538C
split-complementary
#8C198C #538C19 #198C53
monochromatic
#240624 #581058 #8C198C #C022C0 #DD42DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.98
#8C198C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.63
#8C198C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8C198C
7.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8C198C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8C198C | 1.00 | 7.98 | 2.63 | 7.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#00478F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3C5689
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#912E54
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8c198c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 25, 140); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.192 328.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b166ae',
500: '#8c198c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8c198c; $custom-light: #b166ae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8c198c",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 25,
"b": 140
},
"hsl": {
"h": 300,
"s": 69.697,
"l": 32.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45951,
"c": 0.19248,
"h": 328.2
},
"luminance": 0.08164
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8C198C
secondary
#43BE43
accent
#ED3B3B
background
#FBF6FA
surface
#F6EBF4
border
#D0C6CE
text
#110710
muted
#807A7F