#8C2ABC#8C2ABC

#8C2ABC is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.217 H 311.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C2ABC
RGB	rgb(140, 42, 188)
HSL	hsl(280, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(280, 78%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.5%, 77.7%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.35, 62.34, -57.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.35, 84.74, 317.37°)
OKLab	oklab(50.52% 0.1436 -0.1626)
OKLCH	oklch(50.52% 0.217 311.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.7186, 10.8628, 48.5725)
Luminance	0.1086 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C2ABC #5ABC2A

analogous

#432ABC #8C2ABC #BC2AA3

triadic

#8C2ABC #BC8C2A #2ABC8C

tetradic

#8C2ABC #BC432A #5ABC2A #2AA3BC

square

#8C2ABC #BC432A #5ABC2A #2AA3BC

split-complementary

#8C2ABC #A3BC2A #2ABC43

monochromatic

#411458 #671F8A #8C2ABC #A94CD7 #C17EE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.62

#8C2ABC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.17

#8C2ABC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C2ABC

6.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C2ABC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C2ABC	1.00	6.62	3.17	6.62
#FFFFFF	6.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#055EB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#864E73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c2abc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 42, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.217 311.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36fd1',
    500: '#8c2abc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c2abc;
$custom-light: #b36fd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c2abc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.274,
    "s": 63.478,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50523,
    "c": 0.2169,
    "h": 311.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10862
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C2ABC

secondary

#93CB77

accent

#E74178

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#120814

muted

#817B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C2ABC

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

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