#8C2AAA#8C2AAA

#8C2AAA is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.201 H 316.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C2AAA
RGB	rgb(140, 42, 170)
HSL	hsl(286, 60%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(286, 75%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.6%, 75.3%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.08, 58.71, -48.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.08, 76.33, 320.29°)
OKLab	oklab(49.23% 0.1465 -0.1373)
OKLCH	oklch(49.23% 0.201 316.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.8978, 10.1345, 38.9831)
Luminance	0.1013 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C2AAA #48AA2A

analogous

#4C2AAA #8C2AAA #AA2A88

triadic

#8C2AAA #AA8C2A #2AAA8C

tetradic

#8C2AAA #AA4C2A #48AA2A #2A88AA

square

#8C2AAA #AA4C2A #48AA2A #2A88AA

split-complementary

#8C2AAA #88AA2A #2AAA4C

monochromatic

#3B1248 #641E79 #8C2AAA #AF41D0 #C372DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.94

#8C2AAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#8C2AAA on #000000

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Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C2AAA

6.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C2AAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C2AAA	1.00	6.94	3.03	6.94
#FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B5CA7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A4568

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c2aaa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 42, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.201 316.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26ec4',
    500: '#8c2aaa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c2aaa;
$custom-light: #b26ec4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c2aaa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.938,
    "s": 60.377,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49229,
    "c": 0.20077,
    "h": 316.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10134
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C2AAA

secondary

#81C36C

accent

#E4446A

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C2AAA

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

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