#8C2391#8C2391

#8C2391 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.187 H 326.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C2391
RGB	rgb(140, 35, 145)
HSL	hsl(297, 61%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(297, 76%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.4%, 75.9%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.64, 56.48, -37.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.64, 67.83, 326.38°)
OKLab	oklab(46.98% 0.1551 -0.1044)
OKLCH	oklch(46.98% 0.187 326)
XYZ	xyz(16.5268, 8.8230, 27.6151)
Luminance	0.0882 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C2391 #289123

analogous

#552391 #8C2391 #91235F

triadic

#8C2391 #918C23 #23918C

tetradic

#8C2391 #915523 #289123 #235F91

square

#8C2391 #915523 #289123 #235F91

split-complementary

#8C2391 #5F9123 #239155

monochromatic

#2D0B2E #5C1760 #8C2391 #BC2FC2 #D158D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.60

#8C2391 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.76

#8C2391 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C2391

7.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C2391	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C2391	1.00	7.60	2.76	7.60
#FFFFFF	7.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004C94

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D588E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#903659

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c2391;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 35, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.187 326.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16ab2',
    500: '#8c2391',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c2391;
$custom-light: #b16ab2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c2391",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 297.273,
    "s": 61.111,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46984,
    "c": 0.18697,
    "h": 326
  },
  "luminance": 0.08822
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C2391

secondary

#5ABB55

accent

#E4444B

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C2391

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

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