#8C2599#8C2599

#8C2599 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.191 H 323.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C2599
RGB	rgb(140, 37, 153)
HSL	hsl(293, 61%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(293, 76%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.5%, 75.8%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.37, 57.24, -41.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.37, 70.58, 324.20°)
OKLab	oklab(47.66% 0.1528 -0.1153)
OKLCH	oklch(47.66% 0.191 323)
XYZ	xyz(17.2260, 9.1995, 30.9992)
Luminance	0.0920 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C2599 #329925

analogous

#522599 #8C2599 #99256C

triadic

#8C2599 #998C25 #25998C

tetradic

#8C2599 #995225 #329925 #256C99

square

#8C2599 #995225 #329925 #256C99

split-complementary

#8C2599 #6C9925 #259952

monochromatic

#320D36 #5F1968 #8C2599 #B931CA #CB60D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.40

#8C2599 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.84

#8C2599 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C2599

7.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C2599	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C2599	1.00	7.40	2.84	7.40
#FFFFFF	7.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004E9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#385996

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E3B5E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c2599;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 37, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.191 323.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16bb8',
    500: '#8c2599',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c2599;
$custom-light: #b16bb8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c2599",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 293.276,
    "s": 61.053,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47657,
    "c": 0.19145,
    "h": 323
  },
  "luminance": 0.09198
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C2599

secondary

#67BE5C

accent

#E44456

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C2599

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

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