#8C2AC7#8C2AC7

#8C2AC7 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.227 H 308.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C2AC7
RGB	rgb(140, 42, 199)
HSL	hsl(277, 65%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(277, 79%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.6%, 78.9%, 0%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.17, 64.64, -62.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.17, 89.90, 315.97°)
OKLab	oklab(51.36% 0.1412 -0.1776)
OKLCH	oklch(51.36% 0.227 308.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.9498, 11.3553, 55.0572)
Luminance	0.1135 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C2AC7 #65C72A

analogous

#3D2AC7 #8C2AC7 #C72AB4

triadic

#8C2AC7 #C78C2A #2AC78C

tetradic

#8C2AC7 #C73D2A #65C72A #2AB4C7

square

#8C2AC7 #C73D2A #65C72A #2AB4C7

split-complementary

#8C2AC7 #B4C72A #2AC73D

monochromatic

#451562 #681F94 #8C2AC7 #A853DB #C286E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.42

#8C2AC7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#8C2AC7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C2AC7

6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C2AC7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C2AC7	1.00	6.42	3.27	6.42
#FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BCB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060C4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#835279

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c2ac7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 42, 199);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.227 308.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36fd9',
    500: '#8c2ac7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c2ac7;
$custom-light: #b36fd9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c2ac7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 199
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.452,
    "s": 65.145,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51359,
    "c": 0.22685,
    "h": 308.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11355
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C2AC7

secondary

#9CCF7E

accent

#E8407F

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120815

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C2AC7

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

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