#8C2BBD#8C2BBD

#8C2BBD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.217 H 311.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C2BBD
RGB	rgb(140, 43, 189)
HSL	hsl(280, 63%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(280, 77%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.9%, 77.2%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.54, 62.20, -57.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.54, 84.82, 317.17°)
OKLab	oklab(50.68% 0.1425 -0.1634)
OKLCH	oklch(50.68% 0.217 311.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.8626, 10.9779, 49.1542)
Luminance	0.1098 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C2BBD #5CBD2B

analogous

#432BBD #8C2BBD #BD2BA5

triadic

#8C2BBD #BD8C2B #2BBD8C

tetradic

#8C2BBD #BD432B #5CBD2B #2BA5BD

square

#8C2BBD #BD432B #5CBD2B #2BA5BD

split-complementary

#8C2BBD #A5BD2B #2BBD43

monochromatic

#421459 #67208B #8C2BBD #A94ED7 #C180E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.57

#8C2BBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.20

#8C2BBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C2BBD

6.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C2BBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C2BBD	1.00	6.57	3.20	6.57
#FFFFFF	6.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#045FBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#854E73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c2bbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 43, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.217 311.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36fd2',
    500: '#8c2bbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c2bbd;
$custom-light: #b36fd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c2bbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.863,
    "s": 62.931,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50683,
    "c": 0.21683,
    "h": 311.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10977
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C2BBD

secondary

#94CB79

accent

#E64279

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120814

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C2BBD

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

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