#8C239B#8C239B
#8C239B is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.195 H 322.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8C239B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 35, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(293, 63%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(293, 77%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(9.7%, 77.4%, 0%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.26, 58.27, -42.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(36.26, 72.22, 323.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(47.62% 0.1545 -0.1193) |
| OKLCH | oklch(47.62% 0.195 322.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.3320, 9.1451, 31.8563) |
| Luminance | 0.0914 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 3.20
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 3.90
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 3.98
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 4.30
Purple
#800080
ΔE00 5.79
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 6.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8C239B #329B23
analogous
#50239B #8C239B #9B236E
triadic
#8C239B #9B8C23 #239B8C
tetradic
#8C239B #9B5023 #329B23 #236E9B
square
#8C239B #9B5023 #329B23 #236E9B
split-complementary
#8C239B #6E9B23 #239B50
monochromatic
#320C37 #5F1869 #8C239B #B92ECD #CB5EDB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.42
#8C239B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.83
#8C239B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8C239B
7.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8C239B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8C239B | 1.00 | 7.42 | 2.83 | 7.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#004E9E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#355998
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8E3B5E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#555555
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8c239b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 35, 155); /* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.195 322.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b16ab9',
500: '#8c239b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8c239b; $custom-light: #b16ab9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8c239b",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 35,
"b": 155
},
"hsl": {
"h": 292.5,
"s": 63.158,
"l": 37.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.47624,
"c": 0.19519,
"h": 322.3
},
"luminance": 0.09144
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8C239B
secondary
#67BF5A
accent
#E64256
background
#FBF6FB
surface
#F6ECF6
border
#D0C7D0
text
#110711
muted
#807A80