#8C2385#8C2385

#8C2385 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.177 H 330.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C2385
RGB	rgb(140, 35, 133)
HSL	hsl(304, 60%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(304, 75%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75%, 5%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.95, 54.45, -31.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.95, 62.79, 330.13°)
OKLab	oklab(46.26% 0.1551 -0.0862)
OKLCH	oklch(46.26% 0.177 330.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.6499, 8.4722, 22.9968)
Luminance	0.0847 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C2385 #238C2A

analogous

#5F238C #8C2385 #8C2351

triadic

#8C2385 #858C23 #23858C

tetradic

#8C2385 #8C5F23 #238C2A #23518C

square

#8C2385 #8C5F23 #238C2A #23518C

split-complementary

#8C2385 #518C23 #238C5F

monochromatic

#2A0B28 #5B1756 #8C2385 #BD2FB4 #D455CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.79

#8C2385 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.69

#8C2385 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C2385

7.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C2385	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C2385	1.00	7.79	2.69	7.79
#FFFFFF	7.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#194988

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#445782

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#923052

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c2385;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 35, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.177 330.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16aa9',
    500: '#8c2385',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c2385;
$custom-light: #b16aa9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c2385",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 304,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 34.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46264,
    "c": 0.17744,
    "h": 330.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08471
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C2385

secondary

#52B859

accent

#E34F45

background

#FBF6FA

surface

#F6ECF4

border

#D0C7CE

text

#110710

muted

#807A7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C2385

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

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