#8C22B2#8C22B2
#8C22B2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.216 H 314.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8C22B2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 34, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(284, 68%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(284, 81%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(21.3%, 80.9%, 0%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.72, 62.93, -54.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.72, 82.99, 319.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.15% 0.1519 -0.1529) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.15% 0.216 314.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.4218, 9.9346, 43.0053) |
| Luminance | 0.0993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 4.01
Darkviolet
#9400D3
ΔE00 4.59
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 5.33
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 5.85
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 6.00
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 6.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8C22B2 #48B222
analogous
#4422B2 #8C22B2 #B22290
triadic
#8C22B2 #B28C22 #22B28C
tetradic
#8C22B2 #B24422 #48B222 #2290B2
square
#8C22B2 #B24422 #48B222 #2290B2
split-complementary
#8C22B2 #90B222 #22B244
monochromatic
#3B0E4B #64187F #8C22B2 #AF38D9 #C36CE3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.03
#8C22B2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.99
#8C22B2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8C22B2
7.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8C22B2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8C22B2 | 1.00 | 7.03 | 2.99 | 7.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0053B6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#175BAF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#89456B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#595959
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8c22b2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 34, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.216 314.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b26bca',
500: '#8c22b2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8c22b2; $custom-light: #b26bca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8c22b2",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 34,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 284.167,
"s": 67.925,
"l": 41.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49154,
"c": 0.21553,
"h": 314.8
},
"luminance": 0.09934
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8C22B2
secondary
#81C967
accent
#EB3D6B
background
#FBF6FC
surface
#F6ECF8
border
#D0C7D1
text
#110713
muted
#807A82