#8C249E#8C249E

#8C249E is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.197 H 321.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C249E
RGB	rgb(140, 36, 158)
HSL	hsl(291, 63%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(291, 77%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.4%, 77.2%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.57, 58.49, -43.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.57, 73.19, 323.05°)
OKLab	oklab(47.9% 0.1533 -0.1232)
OKLCH	oklch(47.9% 0.197 321.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.6169, 9.3068, 33.2096)
Luminance	0.0931 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C249E #369E24

analogous

#4F249E #8C249E #9E2473

triadic

#8C249E #9E8C24 #249E8C

tetradic

#8C249E #9E4F24 #369E24 #24739E

square

#8C249E #9E4F24 #369E24 #24739E

split-complementary

#8C249E #739E24 #249E4F

monochromatic

#340D3A #60196C #8C249E #B82FD0 #C961DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.34

#8C249E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.86

#8C249E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C249E

7.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C249E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C249E	1.00	7.34	2.86	7.34
#FFFFFF	7.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FA1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#335A9B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D3D60

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c249e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 36, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.197 321.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16bbb',
    500: '#8c249e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c249e;
$custom-light: #b16bbb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c249e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.148,
    "s": 62.887,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47903,
    "c": 0.19669,
    "h": 321.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09306
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C249E

secondary

#6CC05E

accent

#E6425A

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110712

muted

#807A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C249E

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

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