#8C2AC0#8C2AC0

#8C2AC0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.221 H 310.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C2AC0
RGB	rgb(140, 42, 192)
HSL	hsl(279, 64%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(279, 78%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.1%, 78.1%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.64, 63.17, -59.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.64, 86.62, 316.83°)
OKLab	oklab(50.82% 0.1427 -0.1681)
OKLCH	oklch(50.82% 0.221 310.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.1557, 11.0376, 50.8750)
Luminance	0.1104 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C2AC0 #5EC02A

analogous

#412AC0 #8C2AC0 #C02AA9

triadic

#8C2AC0 #C08C2A #2AC08C

tetradic

#8C2AC0 #C0412A #5EC02A #2AA9C0

square

#8C2AC0 #C0412A #5EC02A #2AA9C0

split-complementary

#8C2AC0 #A9C02A #2AC041

monochromatic

#43145C #671F8E #8C2AC0 #A94FD8 #C181E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.55

#8C2AC0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.21

#8C2AC0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C2AC0

6.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C2AC0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C2AC0	1.00	6.55	3.21	6.55
#FFFFFF	6.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059C4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005FBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#854F75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c2ac0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 42, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.221 310.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36fd4',
    500: '#8c2ac0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c2ac0;
$custom-light: #b36fd4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c2ac0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.2,
    "s": 64.103,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50823,
    "c": 0.22051,
    "h": 310.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11037
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C2AC0

secondary

#96CC7A

accent

#E7417A

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120814

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C2AC0

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

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