#8C24A4#8C24A4

#8C24A4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.202 H 319.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C24A4
RGB	rgb(140, 36, 164)
HSL	hsl(289, 64%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(289, 78%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.6%, 78%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.96, 59.61, -46.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.96, 75.90, 321.76°)
OKLab	oklab(48.31% 0.1526 -0.132)
OKLCH	oklch(48.31% 0.202 319.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.1461, 9.5184, 35.9962)
Luminance	0.0952 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C24A4 #3CA424

analogous

#4C24A4 #8C24A4 #A4247C

triadic

#8C24A4 #A48C24 #24A48C

tetradic

#8C24A4 #A44C24 #3CA424 #247CA4

square

#8C24A4 #A44C24 #3CA424 #247CA4

split-complementary

#8C24A4 #7CA424 #24A44C

monochromatic

#360E40 #611972 #8C24A4 #B433D2 #C765DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.23

#8C24A4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.90

#8C24A4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C24A4

7.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C24A4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C24A4	1.00	7.23	2.90	7.23
#FFFFFF	7.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0050A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E5AA1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C4064

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c24a4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 36, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.202 319.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26bc0',
    500: '#8c24a4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c24a4;
$custom-light: #b26bc0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c24a4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.75,
    "s": 64,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48309,
    "c": 0.20176,
    "h": 319.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09518
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C24A4

secondary

#73C361

accent

#E74160

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF7

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110712

muted

#807A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C24A4

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

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