#8C24BD#8C24BD

#8C24BD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.223 H 311.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C24BD
RGB	rgb(140, 36, 189)
HSL	hsl(281, 68%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(281, 81%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.9%, 81%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.75, 64.51, -58.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.75, 87.39, 317.58°)
OKLab	oklab(50.12% 0.148 -0.1671)
OKLCH	oklch(50.12% 0.223 311.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.6297, 10.5119, 49.0765)
Luminance	0.1051 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8C24BD #55BD24

analogous

#3F24BD #8C24BD #BD24A2

triadic

#8C24BD #BD8C24 #24BD8C

tetradic

#8C24BD #BD3F24 #55BD24 #24A2BD

square

#8C24BD #BD3F24 #55BD24 #24A2BD

split-complementary

#8C24BD #A2BD24 #24BD3F

monochromatic

#401056 #661A8A #8C24BD #AA43DB #C276E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.77

#8C24BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#8C24BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C24BD

6.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C24BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C24BD	1.00	6.77	3.10	6.77
#FFFFFF	6.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#864B72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c24bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 36, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.223 311.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36dd2',
    500: '#8c24bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c24bd;
$custom-light: #b36dd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c24bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.784,
    "s": 68,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50124,
    "c": 0.22328,
    "h": 311.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10511
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C24BD

secondary

#8ECC70

accent

#EB3D75

background

#FBF6FD

surface

#F6ECFA

border

#D0C7D3

text

#120814

muted

#817A83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C24BD

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

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