#8C20BB#8C20BB

#8C20BB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.225 H 312.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C20BB
RGB	rgb(140, 32, 187)
HSL	hsl(282, 71%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(282, 83%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.1%, 82.9%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.19, 65.28, -58.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.19, 87.77, 318.05°)
OKLab	oklab(49.69% 0.1513 -0.1663)
OKLCH	oklch(49.69% 0.225 312.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.2997, 10.1969, 47.9029)
Luminance	0.1020 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C20BB #4FBB20

analogous

#3E20BB #8C20BB #BB209D

triadic

#8C20BB #BB8C20 #20BB8C

tetradic

#8C20BB #BB3E20 #4FBB20 #209DBB

square

#8C20BB #BB3E20 #4FBB20 #209DBB

split-complementary

#8C20BB #9DBB20 #20BB3E

monochromatic

#3E0E52 #651787 #8C20BB #AC3BDD #C26FE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.91

#8C20BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#8C20BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C20BB

6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C20BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C20BB	1.00	6.91	3.04	6.91
#FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005CB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#864970

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c20bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 32, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.225 312.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36bd0',
    500: '#8c20bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c20bb;
$custom-light: #b36bd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c20bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.806,
    "s": 70.776,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49691,
    "c": 0.22484,
    "h": 312.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10196
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C20BB

secondary

#88CD6A

accent

#EE3A71

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF9

border

#D0C7D2

text

#120814

muted

#817A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C20BB

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

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