#8C229B#8C229B

#8C229B is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.196 H 322.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C229B
RGB	rgb(140, 34, 155)
HSL	hsl(293, 64%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(293, 78%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.7%, 78.1%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.15, 58.59, -42.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.15, 72.58, 323.82°)
OKLab	oklab(47.55% 0.1553 -0.1199)
OKLCH	oklch(47.55% 0.196 322.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.3030, 9.0871, 31.8466)
Luminance	0.0909 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C229B #319B22

analogous

#50229B #8C229B #9B226E

triadic

#8C229B #9B8C22 #229B8C

tetradic

#8C229B #9B5022 #319B22 #226E9B

square

#8C229B #9B5022 #319B22 #226E9B

split-complementary

#8C229B #6E9B22 #229B50

monochromatic

#310C37 #5F1769 #8C229B #B92DCD #CC5CDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.45

#8C229B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.82

#8C229B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C229B

7.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C229B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C229B	1.00	7.45	2.82	7.45
#FFFFFF	7.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004D9E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#355998

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E3A5E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c229b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 34, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.196 322.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16ab9',
    500: '#8c229b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c229b;
$custom-light: #b16ab9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c229b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.562,
    "s": 64.021,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47546,
    "c": 0.19618,
    "h": 322.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09086
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C229B

secondary

#66C059

accent

#E74155

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C229B

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

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