#8C24AC#8C24AC

#8C24AC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.209 H 316.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C24AC
RGB	rgb(140, 36, 172)
HSL	hsl(286, 65%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(286, 79%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.6%, 79.1%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.51, 61.14, -50.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.51, 79.55, 320.23°)
OKLab	oklab(48.87% 0.1514 -0.1434)
OKLCH	oklch(48.87% 0.209 316.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.8913, 9.8166, 39.9214)
Luminance	0.0982 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C24AC #44AC24

analogous

#4824AC #8C24AC #AC2488

triadic

#8C24AC #AC8C24 #24AC8C

tetradic

#8C24AC #AC4824 #44AC24 #2488AC

square

#8C24AC #AC4824 #44AC24 #2488AC

split-complementary

#8C24AC #88AC24 #24AC48

monochromatic

#3A0F47 #631979 #8C24AC #B038D5 #C46AE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.09

#8C24AC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96

#8C24AC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C24AC

7.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C24AC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C24AC	1.00	7.09	2.96	7.09
#FFFFFF	7.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#245BA9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A4368

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c24ac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 36, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.209 316.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26cc5',
    500: '#8c24ac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c24ac;
$custom-light: #b26cc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c24ac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.882,
    "s": 65.385,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48869,
    "c": 0.20859,
    "h": 316.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09816
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C24AC

secondary

#7CC666

accent

#E83F67

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF8

border

#D0C7D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C24AC

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

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