#8C2AB7#8C2AB7

#8C2AB7 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.212 H 312.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C2AB7
RGB	rgb(140, 42, 183)
HSL	hsl(282, 63%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(282, 77%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.5%, 77%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.99, 61.32, -55.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.99, 82.39, 318.09°)
OKLab	oklab(50.15% 0.1445 -0.1557)
OKLCH	oklch(50.15% 0.212 312.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.1889, 10.6509, 45.7829)
Luminance	0.1065 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C2AB7 #55B72A

analogous

#462AB7 #8C2AB7 #B72A9C

triadic

#8C2AB7 #B78C2A #2AB78C

tetradic

#8C2AB7 #B7462A #55B72A #2A9CB7

square

#8C2AB7 #B7462A #55B72A #2A9CB7

split-complementary

#8C2AB7 #9CB72A #2AB746

monochromatic

#401353 #661F85 #8C2AB7 #AA49D5 #C27BE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.71

#8C2AB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.13

#8C2AB7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C2AB7

6.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C2AB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C2AB7	1.00	6.71	3.13	6.71
#FFFFFF	6.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#175EB4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#874B70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c2ab7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 42, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.212 312.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26fcd',
    500: '#8c2ab7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c2ab7;
$custom-light: #b26fcd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c2ab7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.702,
    "s": 62.667,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50154,
    "c": 0.2124,
    "h": 312.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1065
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C2AB7

secondary

#8EC974

accent

#E64274

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110814

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C2AB7

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

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