#8C209D#8C209D
#8C209D is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.200 H 321.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8C209D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 32, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(292, 66%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(292, 80%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.8%, 79.6%, 0%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.07, 59.56, -44.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.07, 74.17, 323.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.53% 0.1568 -0.1238) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.53% 0.2 321.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.4169, 9.0438, 32.7200) |
| Luminance | 0.0904 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 2.90
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 3.92
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 4.12
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 4.78
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 5.82
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 6.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8C209D #319D20
analogous
#4E209D #8C209D #9D2070
triadic
#8C209D #9D8C20 #209D8C
tetradic
#8C209D #9D4E20 #319D20 #20709D
square
#8C209D #9D4E20 #319D20 #20709D
split-complementary
#8C209D #709D20 #209D4E
monochromatic
#310B37 #5F166A #8C209D #B92AD0 #CC5ADD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.48
#8C209D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.81
#8C209D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8C209D
7.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8C209D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8C209D | 1.00 | 7.48 | 2.81 | 7.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004DA0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#32599A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8D3A5F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#555555
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8c209d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 32, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.200 321.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b269ba',
500: '#8c209d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8c209d; $custom-light: #b269ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8c209d",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 32,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 291.84,
"s": 66.138,
"l": 37.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47529,
"c": 0.19974,
"h": 321.7
},
"luminance": 0.09043
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8C209D
secondary
#66C157
accent
#E93F56
background
#FBF6FB
surface
#F6ECF6
border
#D0C7D0
text
#110712
muted
#807A81