#8C2ABD#8C2ABD

#8C2ABD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.218 H 311.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C2ABD
RGB	rgb(140, 42, 189)
HSL	hsl(280, 64%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(280, 78%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.9%, 77.8%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.42, 62.55, -57.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.42, 85.21, 317.23°)
OKLab	oklab(50.6% 0.1434 -0.164)
OKLCH	oklch(50.6% 0.218 311.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.8267, 10.9060, 49.1422)
Luminance	0.1091 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C2ABD #5BBD2A

analogous

#432ABD #8C2ABD #BD2AA4

triadic

#8C2ABD #BD8C2A #2ABD8C

tetradic

#8C2ABD #BD432A #5BBD2A #2AA4BD

square

#8C2ABD #BD432A #5BBD2A #2AA4BD

split-complementary

#8C2ABD #A4BD2A #2ABD43

monochromatic

#421459 #671F8B #8C2ABD #A94DD7 #C17FE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.60

#8C2ABD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.18

#8C2ABD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C2ABD

6.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C2ABD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C2ABD	1.00	6.60	3.18	6.60
#FFFFFF	6.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#015EBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#864E73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c2abd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 42, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.218 311.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36fd2',
    500: '#8c2abd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c2abd;
$custom-light: #b36fd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c2abd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50597,
    "c": 0.2178,
    "h": 311.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10906
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C2ABD

secondary

#94CB78

accent

#E74178

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120814

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C2ABD

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

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