#8C2183#8C2183

#8C2183 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.178 H 331.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C2183
RGB	rgb(140, 33, 131)
HSL	hsl(305, 62%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(305, 76%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.4%, 6.4%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.61, 54.78, -30.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.61, 62.73, 330.84°)
OKLab	oklab(45.98% 0.157 -0.0841)
OKLCH	oklch(45.98% 0.178 331.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.4558, 8.3031, 22.2570)
Luminance	0.0830 (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

#8C2183 #218C2A

analogous

#60218C #8C2183 #8C214E

triadic

#8C2183 #838C21 #21838C

tetradic

#8C2183 #8C6021 #218C2A #214E8C

square

#8C2183 #8C6021 #218C2A #214E8C

split-complementary

#8C2183 #4E8C21 #218C60

monochromatic

#290A26 #5A1555 #8C2183 #BE2DB1 #D651CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.89

#8C2183 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#8C2183 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C2183

7.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C2183	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C2183	1.00	7.89	2.66	7.89
#FFFFFF	7.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#194886

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#445780

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#922E50

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c2183;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 33, 131);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.178 331.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b169a7',
    500: '#8c2183',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c2183;
$custom-light: #b169a7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c2183",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 131
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 305.047,
    "s": 61.85,
    "l": 33.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45983,
    "c": 0.17807,
    "h": 331.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08302
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C2183

secondary

#4FB958

accent

#E55043

background

#FBF6FA

surface

#F6EBF4

border

#D0C6CE

text

#11070F

muted

#807A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C2183

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

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