#8C2BA2#8C2BA2

#8C2BA2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.193 H 319.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C2BA2
RGB	rgb(140, 43, 162)
HSL	hsl(289, 58%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(289, 73%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.6%, 73.5%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.69, 56.79, -44.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.69, 72.22, 321.85°)
OKLab	oklab(48.78% 0.1464 -0.1251)
OKLCH	oklch(48.78% 0.193 319.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.1998, 9.9127, 35.1301)
Luminance	0.0991 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C2BA2 #41A22B

analogous

#512BA2 #8C2BA2 #A22B7C

triadic

#8C2BA2 #A28C2B #2BA28C

tetradic

#8C2BA2 #A2512B #41A22B #2B7CA2

square

#8C2BA2 #A2512B #41A22B #2B7CA2

split-complementary

#8C2BA2 #7CA22B #2BA251

monochromatic

#381141 #621E72 #8C2BA2 #B23ECC #C56FD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.04

#8C2BA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#8C2BA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C2BA2

7.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C2BA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C2BA2	1.00	7.04	2.98	7.04
#FFFFFF	7.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#345C9F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C4264

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c2ba2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 43, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.193 319.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16ebe',
    500: '#8c2ba2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c2ba2;
$custom-light: #b16ebe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c2ba2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.908,
    "s": 58.049,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48779,
    "c": 0.19256,
    "h": 319.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09912
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C2BA2

secondary

#79C069

accent

#E14763

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C2BA2

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