#8C1996#8C1996

#8C1996 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.200 H 324.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C1996
RGB	rgb(140, 25, 150)
HSL	hsl(295, 71%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(295, 83%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.7%, 83.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.95, 60.25, -41.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.95, 73.29, 325.30°)
OKLab	oklab(46.59% 0.1627 -0.1165)
OKLCH	oklch(46.59% 0.2 324.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.6674, 8.4738, 29.6060)
Luminance	0.0847 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C1996 #239619

analogous

#4E1996 #8C1996 #961962

triadic

#8C1996 #968C19 #19968C

tetradic

#8C1996 #964E19 #239619 #196296

square

#8C1996 #964E19 #239619 #196296

split-complementary

#8C1996 #629619 #19964E

monochromatic

#2A082D #5B1062 #8C1996 #BD22CA #D449E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.79

#8C1996 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.69

#8C1996 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C1996

7.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C1996	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C1996	1.00	7.79	2.69	7.79
#FFFFFF	7.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004A99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#355793

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F3359

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c1996;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 25, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.200 324.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b267b5',
    500: '#8c1996',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c1996;
$custom-light: #b267b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c1996",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 25,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 295.2,
    "s": 71.429,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46594,
    "c": 0.20016,
    "h": 324.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08473
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C1996

secondary

#52C249

accent

#EE3A48

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6EBF6

border

#D0C6D0

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C1996

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

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