#8C259B#8C259B

#8C259B is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.193 H 322.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C259B
RGB	rgb(140, 37, 155)
HSL	hsl(292, 61%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(292, 76%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.7%, 76.1%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.49, 57.61, -42.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.49, 71.47, 323.71°)
OKLab	oklab(47.79% 0.1527 -0.1183)
OKLCH	oklch(47.79% 0.193 322.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.3926, 9.2661, 31.8764)
Luminance	0.0926 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C259B #349B25

analogous

#51259B #8C259B #9B256F

triadic

#8C259B #9B8C25 #259B8C

tetradic

#8C259B #9B5125 #349B25 #256F9B

square

#8C259B #9B5125 #349B25 #256F9B

split-complementary

#8C259B #6F9B25 #259B51

monochromatic

#330D38 #5F196A #8C259B #B931CC #CA61D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.36

#8C259B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.85

#8C259B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C259B

7.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C259B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C259B	1.00	7.36	2.85	7.36
#FFFFFF	7.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004E9E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#365A98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E3C5F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c259b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 37, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.193 322.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16bb9',
    500: '#8c259b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c259b;
$custom-light: #b16bb9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c259b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.373,
    "s": 61.458,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47787,
    "c": 0.19313,
    "h": 322.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09265
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C259B

secondary

#6ABF5D

accent

#E54358

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110711

muted

#807A80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C259B

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

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