#8C259E#8C259E

#8C259E is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.196 H 321.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C259E
RGB	rgb(140, 37, 158)
HSL	hsl(291, 62%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(291, 77%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.4%, 76.6%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.68, 58.16, -43.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.68, 72.81, 323.01°)
OKLab	oklab(47.99% 0.1524 -0.1227)
OKLCH	oklch(47.99% 0.196 321.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.6476, 9.3682, 33.2198)
Luminance	0.0937 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C259E #379E25

analogous

#4F259E #8C259E #9E2573

triadic

#8C259E #9E8C25 #259E8C

tetradic

#8C259E #9E4F25 #379E25 #25739E

square

#8C259E #9E4F25 #379E25 #25739E

split-complementary

#8C259E #739E25 #259E4F

monochromatic

#340E3B #60196C #8C259E #B731CF #C963DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.31

#8C259E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.87

#8C259E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C259E

7.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C259E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C259E	1.00	7.31	2.87	7.31
#FFFFFF	7.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FA1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#345A9B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D3D60

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c259e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 37, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.196 321.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16bbb',
    500: '#8c259e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c259e;
$custom-light: #b16bbb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c259e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 291.074,
    "s": 62.051,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47985,
    "c": 0.19566,
    "h": 321.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09367
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C259E

secondary

#6DC05F

accent

#E5435B

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110712

muted

#807A81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C259E

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

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