#8C2198#8C2198

#8C2198 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.195 H 323.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C2198
RGB	rgb(140, 33, 152)
HSL	hsl(294, 64%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(294, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.9%, 78.3%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.85, 58.36, -41.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.85, 71.61, 324.58°)
OKLab	oklab(47.27% 0.1564 -0.1159)
OKLCH	oklch(47.27% 0.195 323.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.0261, 8.9312, 30.5268)
Luminance	0.0893 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8C2198 #2D9821

analogous

#512198 #8C2198 #982169

triadic

#8C2198 #988C21 #21988C

tetradic

#8C2198 #985121 #2D9821 #216998

square

#8C2198 #985121 #2D9821 #216998

split-complementary

#8C2198 #699821 #219851

monochromatic

#2F0B33 #5E1666 #8C2198 #BA2CCA #CE59DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.54

#8C2198 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#8C2198 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C2198

7.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C2198	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C2198	1.00	7.54	2.79	7.54
#FFFFFF	7.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004C9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#375895

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E385C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c2198;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 33, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.195 323.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16ab7',
    500: '#8c2198',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c2198;
$custom-light: #b16ab7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c2198",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 33,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.95,
    "s": 64.324,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47272,
    "c": 0.1947,
    "h": 323.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0893
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C2198

secondary

#60BF56

accent

#E74051

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C2198

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

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