#8C24BA#8C24BA

#8C24BA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.221 H 312.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C24BA
RGB	rgb(140, 36, 186)
HSL	hsl(282, 68%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(282, 81%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.7%, 80.6%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.52, 63.91, -57.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.52, 86.00, 317.99°)
OKLab	oklab(49.9% 0.1487 -0.163)
OKLCH	oklch(49.9% 0.221 312.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.3074, 10.3830, 47.3792)
Luminance	0.1038 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C24BA #52BA24

analogous

#4124BA #8C24BA #BA249D

triadic

#8C24BA #BA8C24 #24BA8C

tetradic

#8C24BA #BA4124 #52BA24 #249DBA

square

#8C24BA #BA4124 #52BA24 #249DBA

split-complementary

#8C24BA #9DBA24 #24BA41

monochromatic

#3F1053 #651A87 #8C24BA #AB41DA #C274E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.83

#8C24BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#8C24BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C24BA

6.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C24BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C24BA	1.00	6.83	3.08	6.83
#FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DB7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#864A70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c24ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 36, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.221 312.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36cd0',
    500: '#8c24ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c24ba;
$custom-light: #b36cd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c24ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.6,
    "s": 67.568,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49896,
    "c": 0.22067,
    "h": 312.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10382
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C24BA

secondary

#8BCB6E

accent

#EA3D72

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF9

border

#D0C7D2

text

#120814

muted

#817A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C24BA

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

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