#8C2AB2#8C2AB2

#8C2AB2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.208 H 314.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C2AB2
RGB	rgb(140, 42, 178)
HSL	hsl(283, 62%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(283, 76%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.3%, 76.4%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.63, 60.31, -52.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.63, 80.05, 318.88°)
OKLab	oklab(49.79% 0.1454 -0.1486)
OKLCH	oklch(49.79% 0.208 314.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.6777, 10.4464, 43.0907)
Luminance	0.1045 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C2AB2 #50B22A

analogous

#482AB2 #8C2AB2 #B22A94

triadic

#8C2AB2 #B28C2A #2AB28C

tetradic

#8C2AB2 #B2482A #50B22A #2A94B2

square

#8C2AB2 #B2482A #50B22A #2A94B2

split-complementary

#8C2AB2 #94B22A #2AB248

monochromatic

#3E134F #651E80 #8C2AB2 #AC46D3 #C277DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.80

#8C2AB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#8C2AB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C2AB2

6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C2AB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C2AB2	1.00	6.80	3.09	6.80
#FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#205DAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#88496D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c2ab2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 42, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.208 314.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26eca',
    500: '#8c2ab2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c2ab2;
$custom-light: #b26eca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c2ab2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.235,
    "s": 61.818,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49792,
    "c": 0.20791,
    "h": 314.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10446
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C2AB2

secondary

#89C771

accent

#E54370

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C2AB2

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

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