#8C238E#8C238E
#8C238E is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.185 H 327.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8C238E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 35, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(299, 60%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(299, 75%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.4%, 75.4%, 0%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.46, 55.96, -36.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.46, 66.54, 327.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.8% 0.1552 -0.0999) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.8% 0.185 327.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.2985, 8.7317, 26.4129) |
| Luminance | 0.0873 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 2.92
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 2.93
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 3.57
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 4.61
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 4.79
Darkish Purple
#751973
ΔE00 5.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8C238E #258E23
analogous
#57238E #8C238E #8E235A
triadic
#8C238E #8E8C23 #238E8C
tetradic
#8C238E #8E5723 #258E23 #235A8E
square
#8C238E #8E5723 #258E23 #235A8E
split-complementary
#8C238E #5A8E23 #238E57
monochromatic
#2B0B2C #5C175D #8C238E #BC2FBF #D356D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.65
#8C238E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.75
#8C238E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8C238E
7.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8C238E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8C238E | 1.00 | 7.65 | 2.75 | 7.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#074B91
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3F588B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#903557
Achromatopsia (no color)
#535353
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8c238e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 35, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.185 327.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b16aaf',
500: '#8c238e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8c238e; $custom-light: #b16aaf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8c238e",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 35,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 298.879,
"s": 60.452,
"l": 34.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46799,
"c": 0.18456,
"h": 327.2
},
"luminance": 0.08731
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8C238E
secondary
#55B953
accent
#E44447
background
#FBF6FA
surface
#F6ECF4
border
#D0C7CE
text
#110710
muted
#807A7F