#8C23BF#8C23BF

#8C23BF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.226 H 311.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C23BF
RGB	rgb(140, 35, 191)
HSL	hsl(280, 69%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(280, 82%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.7%, 81.7%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.79, 65.22, -60.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.79, 88.65, 317.36°)
OKLab	oklab(50.21% 0.1483 -0.1704)
OKLCH	oklch(50.21% 0.226 311)
XYZ	xyz(20.8184, 10.5396, 50.2178)
Luminance	0.1054 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C23BF #56BF23

analogous

#3E23BF #8C23BF #BF23A4

triadic

#8C23BF #BF8C23 #23BF8C

tetradic

#8C23BF #BF3E23 #56BF23 #23A4BF

square

#8C23BF #BF3E23 #56BF23 #23A4BF

split-complementary

#8C23BF #A4BF23 #23BF3E

monochromatic

#401058 #661A8B #8C23BF #AA43DC #C276E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.76

#8C23BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#8C23BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C23BF

6.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C23BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C23BF	1.00	6.76	3.11	6.76
#FFFFFF	6.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#854C73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c23bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 35, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.226 311.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36cd3',
    500: '#8c23bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c23bf;
$custom-light: #b36cd3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c23bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.385,
    "s": 69.027,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50205,
    "c": 0.22587,
    "h": 311
  },
  "luminance": 0.10539
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C23BF

secondary

#8FCD70

accent

#EC3C75

background

#FBF6FD

surface

#F6ECFA

border

#D0C7D3

text

#120814

muted

#817A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C23BF

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

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