#8C2399#8C2399

#8C2399 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.194 H 323.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C2399
RGB	rgb(140, 35, 153)
HSL	hsl(293, 63%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(293, 77%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.5%, 77.1%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.13, 57.90, -41.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.13, 71.33, 324.27°)
OKLab	oklab(47.49% 0.1546 -0.1164)
OKLCH	oklch(47.49% 0.194 323)
XYZ	xyz(17.1655, 9.0785, 30.9790)
Luminance	0.0908 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C2399 #309923

analogous

#512399 #8C2399 #99236B

triadic

#8C2399 #998C23 #23998C

tetradic

#8C2399 #995123 #309923 #236B99

square

#8C2399 #995123 #309923 #236B99

split-complementary

#8C2399 #6B9923 #239951

monochromatic

#310C35 #5E1867 #8C2399 #BA2ECB #CC5DDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.46

#8C2399 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.82

#8C2399 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C2399

7.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C2399	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C2399	1.00	7.46	2.82	7.46
#FFFFFF	7.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004D9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#375996

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E3A5D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c2399;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 35, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.194 323.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16ab8',
    500: '#8c2399',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c2399;
$custom-light: #b16ab8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c2399",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.39,
    "s": 62.766,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47493,
    "c": 0.19353,
    "h": 323
  },
  "luminance": 0.09077
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C2399

secondary

#64BE59

accent

#E64254

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C2399

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

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