#8C2299#8C2299

#8C2299 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.195 H 323.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C2299
RGB	rgb(140, 34, 153)
HSL	hsl(293, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(293, 78%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.5%, 77.8%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.02, 58.22, -41.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.02, 71.69, 324.30°)
OKLab	oklab(47.41% 0.1555 -0.1169)
OKLCH	oklch(47.41% 0.195 323.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.1365, 9.0205, 30.9693)
Luminance	0.0902 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C2299 #2F9922

analogous

#512299 #8C2299 #99226B

triadic

#8C2299 #998C22 #22998C

tetradic

#8C2299 #995122 #2F9922 #226B99

square

#8C2299 #995122 #2F9922 #226B99

split-complementary

#8C2299 #6B9922 #229951

monochromatic

#300C35 #5E1767 #8C2299 #BA2DCB #CD5BDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.49

#8C2299 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#8C2299 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C2299

7.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C2299	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C2299	1.00	7.49	2.80	7.49
#FFFFFF	7.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004D9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#365996

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E395D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c2299;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 34, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.195 323.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16ab8',
    500: '#8c2299',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c2299;
$custom-light: #b16ab8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c2299",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.445,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47414,
    "c": 0.19454,
    "h": 323.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09019
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C2299

secondary

#63BF58

accent

#E74153

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C2299

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

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