#8C24BB#8C24BB

#8C24BB is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.222 H 312.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C24BB
RGB	rgb(140, 36, 187)
HSL	hsl(281, 68%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(281, 81%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.1%, 80.7%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.60, 64.11, -58.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.60, 86.47, 317.85°)
OKLab	oklab(49.97% 0.1485 -0.1644)
OKLCH	oklch(49.97% 0.222 312.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.4141, 10.4256, 47.9411)
Luminance	0.1042 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C24BB #53BB24

analogous

#4124BB #8C24BB #BB249E

triadic

#8C24BB #BB8C24 #24BB8C

tetradic

#8C24BB #BB4124 #53BB24 #249EBB

square

#8C24BB #BB4124 #53BB24 #249EBB

split-complementary

#8C24BB #9EBB24 #24BB41

monochromatic

#3F1054 #661A88 #8C24BB #AB42DB #C275E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.81

#8C24BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#8C24BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C24BB

6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C24BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C24BB	1.00	6.81	3.09	6.81
#FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#864A71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c24bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 36, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.222 312.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36cd0',
    500: '#8c24bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c24bb;
$custom-light: #b36cd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c24bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.325,
    "s": 67.713,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49972,
    "c": 0.22155,
    "h": 312.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10425
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C24BB

secondary

#8CCC6F

accent

#EB3D73

background

#FBF6FC

surface

#F6ECF9

border

#D0C7D2

text

#120814

muted

#817A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C24BB

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

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