#8C2BB2#8C2BB2

#8C2BB2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.207 H 314.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C2BB2
RGB	rgb(140, 43, 178)
HSL	hsl(283, 61%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(283, 76%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.3%, 75.8%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.76, 59.95, -52.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.76, 79.65, 318.82°)
OKLab	oklab(49.88% 0.1445 -0.1481)
OKLCH	oklch(49.88% 0.207 314.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.7136, 10.5182, 43.1026)
Luminance	0.1052 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C2BB2 #51B22B

analogous

#482BB2 #8C2BB2 #B22B94

triadic

#8C2BB2 #B28C2B #2BB28C

tetradic

#8C2BB2 #B2482B #51B22B #2B94B2

square

#8C2BB2 #B2482B #51B22B #2B94B2

split-complementary

#8C2BB2 #94B22B #2BB248

monochromatic

#3E134F #651F81 #8C2BB2 #AC48D3 #C279DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.77

#8C2BB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#8C2BB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C2BB2

6.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C2BB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C2BB2	1.00	6.77	3.10	6.77
#FFFFFF	6.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#225EAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#884A6D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c2bb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 43, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.207 314.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26fca',
    500: '#8c2bb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c2bb2;
$custom-light: #b26fca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c2bb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.111,
    "s": 61.086,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4988,
    "c": 0.20687,
    "h": 314.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10518
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C2BB2

secondary

#8AC772

accent

#E44471

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C2BB2

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

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