#8C22B5#8C22B5

#8C22B5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.218 H 313.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C22B5
RGB	rgb(140, 34, 181)
HSL	hsl(283, 68%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(283, 81%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.7%, 81.2%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.94, 63.52, -55.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.94, 84.37, 318.83°)
OKLab	oklab(49.38% 0.1513 -0.1571)
OKLCH	oklch(49.38% 0.218 313.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.7263, 10.0564, 44.6091)
Luminance	0.1006 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C22B5 #4BB522

analogous

#4222B5 #8C22B5 #B52295

triadic

#8C22B5 #B58C22 #22B58C

tetradic

#8C22B5 #B54222 #4BB522 #2295B5

square

#8C22B5 #B54222 #4BB522 #2295B5

split-complementary

#8C22B5 #95B522 #22B542

monochromatic

#3C0F4E #641881 #8C22B5 #AD3ADA #C36EE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.97

#8C22B5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#8C22B5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C22B5

6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C22B5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C22B5	1.00	6.97	3.01	6.97
#FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0F5CB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#88476D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c22b5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 34, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.218 313.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26bcc',
    500: '#8c22b5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c22b5;
$custom-light: #b26bcc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c22b5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.265,
    "s": 68.372,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49376,
    "c": 0.2181,
    "h": 313.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10056
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C22B5

secondary

#84CA69

accent

#EB3D6D

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF9

border

#D0C7D2

text

#120813

muted

#817A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C22B5

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

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