#8C2398#8C2398

#8C2398 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.193 H 323.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C2398
RGB	rgb(140, 35, 152)
HSL	hsl(294, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(294, 77%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.9%, 77%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.07, 57.72, -41.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.07, 70.89, 324.52°)
OKLab	oklab(47.43% 0.1547 -0.1149)
OKLCH	oklch(47.43% 0.193 323.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.0832, 9.0456, 30.5458)
Luminance	0.0905 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C2398 #2F9823

analogous

#522398 #8C2398 #98236A

triadic

#8C2398 #988C23 #23988C

tetradic

#8C2398 #985223 #2F9823 #236A98

square

#8C2398 #985223 #2F9823 #236A98

split-complementary

#8C2398 #6A9823 #239852

monochromatic

#300C35 #5E1866 #8C2398 #BA2ECA #CD5CD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.48

#8C2398 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.81

#8C2398 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C2398

7.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C2398	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C2398	1.00	7.48	2.81	7.48
#FFFFFF	7.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004D9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#385995

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E395D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c2398;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 35, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.193 323.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16ab7',
    500: '#8c2398',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c2398;
$custom-light: #b16ab7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c2398",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.846,
    "s": 62.567,
    "l": 36.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47428,
    "c": 0.1927,
    "h": 323.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09045
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C2398

secondary

#63BE59

accent

#E64253

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C2398

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

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