#8C20AE#8C20AE

#8C20AE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.214 H 316.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C20AE
RGB	rgb(140, 32, 174)
HSL	hsl(286, 69%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(286, 82%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.5%, 81.6%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.23, 62.74, -52.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.23, 81.83, 320.07°)
OKLab	oklab(48.72% 0.1542 -0.1482)
OKLCH	oklch(48.72% 0.214 316.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.9705, 9.6652, 40.9025)
Luminance	0.0966 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C20AE #42AE20

analogous

#4520AE #8C20AE #AE2089

triadic

#8C20AE #AE8C20 #20AE8C

tetradic

#8C20AE #AE4520 #42AE20 #2089AE

square

#8C20AE #AE4520 #42AE20 #2089AE

split-complementary

#8C20AE #89AE20 #20AE45

monochromatic

#390D47 #62167A #8C20AE #B132D9 #C566E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.16

#8C20AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.93

#8C20AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C20AE

7.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C20AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C20AE	1.00	7.16	2.93	7.16
#FFFFFF	7.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D5AAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A4369

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c20ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 32, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.214 316.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26ac7',
    500: '#8c20ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c20ae;
$custom-light: #b26ac7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c20ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.634,
    "s": 68.932,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4872,
    "c": 0.21386,
    "h": 316.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09664
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C20AE

secondary

#7AC862

accent

#EC3C66

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110713

muted

#807A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C20AE

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

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