#8C299B#8C299B

#8C299B is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.189 H 322.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C299B
RGB	rgb(140, 41, 155)
HSL	hsl(292, 58%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(292, 74%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.7%, 73.5%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.98, 56.20, -41.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.98, 69.87, 323.55°)
OKLab	oklab(48.14% 0.1489 -0.116)
OKLCH	oklch(48.14% 0.189 322.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.5239, 9.5289, 31.9202)
Luminance	0.0953 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C299B #389B29

analogous

#53299B #8C299B #9B2971

triadic

#8C299B #9B8C29 #299B8C

tetradic

#8C299B #9B5329 #389B29 #29719B

square

#8C299B #9B5329 #389B29 #29719B

split-complementary

#8C299B #719B29 #299B53

monochromatic

#350F3A #601C6B #8C299B #B737CA #C867D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.23

#8C299B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.91

#8C299B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C299B

7.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C299B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C299B	1.00	7.23	2.91	7.23
#FFFFFF	7.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#00509E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#395B98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8E3E60

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c299b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 41, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.189 322.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16db9',
    500: '#8c299b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c299b;
$custom-light: #b16db9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c299b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 292.105,
    "s": 58.163,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48137,
    "c": 0.18874,
    "h": 322.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09528
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C299B

secondary

#6FBD63

accent

#E1465B

background

#FBF6FB

surface

#F6ECF6

border

#D0C7D0

text

#110811

muted

#807B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C299B

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

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