#8C2BB5#8C2BB5
#8C2BB5 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.210 H 313.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8C2BB5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 43, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(282, 62%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(282, 76%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(22.7%, 76.2%, 0%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.97, 60.56, -53.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.97, 81.06, 318.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.1% 0.144 -0.1523) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.1% 0.21 313.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.0181, 10.6400, 44.7063) |
| Luminance | 0.1064 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 4.32
Darkviolet
#9400D3
ΔE00 4.54
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 4.87
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 4.94
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 5.74
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 6.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8C2BB5 #54B52B
analogous
#472BB5 #8C2BB5 #B52B99
triadic
#8C2BB5 #B58C2B #2BB58C
tetradic
#8C2BB5 #B5472B #54B52B #2B99B5
square
#8C2BB5 #B5472B #54B52B #2B99B5
split-complementary
#8C2BB5 #99B52B #2BB547
monochromatic
#401452 #661F84 #8C2BB5 #AB49D4 #C27BE0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.71
#8C2BB5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.13
#8C2BB5 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8C2BB5
6.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8C2BB5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8C2BB5 | 1.00 | 6.71 | 3.13 | 6.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0057B9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1C5EB2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#884B6F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5C5C5C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8c2bb5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 43, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.210 313.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b26fcc',
500: '#8c2bb5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8c2bb5; $custom-light: #b26fcc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8c2bb5",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 43,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 282.174,
"s": 61.607,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50096,
"c": 0.20957,
"h": 313.4
},
"luminance": 0.10639
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8C2BB5
secondary
#8DC874
accent
#E54373
background
#FBF7FC
surface
#F6EDF9
border
#D0C8D2
text
#110813
muted
#807B82