#8C2197#8C2197

#8C2197 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.194 H 323.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C2197
RGB	rgb(140, 33, 151)
HSL	hsl(294, 64%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(294, 78%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.3%, 78.1%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.79, 58.18, -40.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.79, 71.17, 324.83°)
OKLab	oklab(47.21% 0.1565 -0.1144)
OKLCH	oklch(47.21% 0.194 323.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.9445, 8.8986, 30.0973)
Luminance	0.0890 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C2197 #2C9721

analogous

#512197 #8C2197 #972167

triadic

#8C2197 #978C21 #21978C

tetradic

#8C2197 #975121 #2C9721 #216797

square

#8C2197 #975121 #2C9721 #216797

split-complementary

#8C2197 #679721 #219751

monochromatic

#2F0B33 #5D1665 #8C2197 #BB2CC9 #CE58DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.56

#8C2197 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#8C2197 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C2197

7.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C2197	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C2197	1.00	7.56	2.78	7.56
#FFFFFF	7.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004C9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#375894

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8F385B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c2197;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 33, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.194 323.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16ab6',
    500: '#8c2197',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c2197;
$custom-light: #b16ab6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c2197",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 294.407,
    "s": 64.13,
    "l": 36.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47207,
    "c": 0.19388,
    "h": 323.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08898
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C2197

secondary

#5FBE55

accent

#E74150

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C2197

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

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