#8C2BB9#8C2BB9

#8C2BB9 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.213 H 312.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C2BB9
RGB	rgb(140, 43, 185)
HSL	hsl(281, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(281, 77%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.3%, 76.8%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.25, 61.37, -55.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.25, 82.93, 317.73°)
OKLab	oklab(50.39% 0.1433 -0.1579)
OKLCH	oklch(50.39% 0.213 312.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.4344, 10.8066, 46.8990)
Luminance	0.1081 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C2BB9 #58B92B

analogous

#452BB9 #8C2BB9 #B92B9F

triadic

#8C2BB9 #B98C2B #2BB98C

tetradic

#8C2BB9 #B9452B #58B92B #2B9FB9

square

#8C2BB9 #B9452B #58B92B #2B9FB9

split-complementary

#8C2BB9 #9FB92B #2BB945

monochromatic

#411456 #661F87 #8C2BB9 #AA4CD5 #C17EE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.64

#8C2BB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.16

#8C2BB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C2BB9

6.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C2BB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C2BB9	1.00	6.64	3.16	6.64
#FFFFFF	6.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#135EB6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#874D71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c2bb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 43, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.213 312.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26fcf',
    500: '#8c2bb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c2bb9;
$custom-light: #b26fcf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c2bb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.986,
    "s": 62.281,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50387,
    "c": 0.21319,
    "h": 312.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10806
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C2BB9

secondary

#91C976

accent

#E54276

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110814

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C2BB9

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

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