#8C259D#8C259D

#8C259D is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.195 H 321.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C259D
RGB	rgb(140, 37, 157)
HSL	hsl(292, 62%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(292, 76%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.8%, 76.4%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.62, 57.98, -43.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.62, 72.36, 323.24°)
OKLab	oklab(47.92% 0.1525 -0.1212)
OKLCH	oklch(47.92% 0.195 321.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.5619, 9.3339, 32.7683)
Luminance	0.0933 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C259D #369D25

analogous

#50259D #8C259D #9D2572

triadic

#8C259D #9D8C25 #259D8C

tetradic

#8C259D #9D5025 #369D25 #25729D

square

#8C259D #9D5025 #369D25 #25729D

split-complementary

#8C259D #729D25 #259D50

monochromatic

#340E3A #60196B #8C259D #B831CE #C962DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.33

#8C259D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.87

#8C259D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C259D

7.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C259D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C259D	1.00	7.33	2.87	7.33
#FFFFFF	7.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FA0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#355A9A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D3D60

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c259d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 37, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.195 321.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16bba',
    500: '#8c259d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c259d;
$custom-light: #b16bba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c259d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.5,
    "s": 61.856,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47919,
    "c": 0.19482,
    "h": 321.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09333
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C259D

secondary

#6CBF5E

accent

#E5435A

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110712

muted

#807A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C259D

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

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