#8C2AA4#8C2AA4

#8C2AA4 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.195 H 318.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C2AA4
RGB	rgb(140, 42, 164)
HSL	hsl(288, 59%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(288, 74%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.6%, 74.4%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.69, 57.54, -45.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.69, 73.55, 321.47°)
OKLab	oklab(48.82% 0.1472 -0.1286)
OKLCH	oklch(48.82% 0.195 318.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.3431, 9.9126, 36.0619)
Luminance	0.0991 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8C2AA4 #42A42A

analogous

#4F2AA4 #8C2AA4 #A42A7F

triadic

#8C2AA4 #A48C2A #2AA48C

tetradic

#8C2AA4 #A44F2A #42A42A #2A7FA4

square

#8C2AA4 #A44F2A #42A42A #2A7FA4

split-complementary

#8C2AA4 #7FA42A #2AA44F

monochromatic

#391143 #621E73 #8C2AA4 #B13ECD #C56EDA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.04

#8C2AA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#8C2AA4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C2AA4

7.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C2AA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C2AA4	1.00	7.04	2.98	7.04
#FFFFFF	7.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#325CA1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C4365

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c2aa4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 42, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.195 318.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16ec0',
    500: '#8c2aa4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c2aa4;
$custom-light: #b16ec0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c2aa4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.197,
    "s": 59.223,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4882,
    "c": 0.19546,
    "h": 318.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09912
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C2AA4

secondary

#7AC169

accent

#E24564

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C2AA4

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

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