#8C2BC0#8C2BC0
#8C2BC0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.220 H 310.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8C2BC0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 43, 192) |
| HSL | hsl(279, 63%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(279, 78%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(27.1%, 77.6%, 0%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.76, 62.82, -59.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.76, 86.23, 316.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.91% 0.1419 -0.1675) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.91% 0.22 310.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.1916, 11.1095, 50.8869) |
| Luminance | 0.1111 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 3.31
Darkviolet
#9400D3
ΔE00 3.34
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 4.82
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 5.43
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 5.57
Vibrant Purple
#AD03DE
ΔE00 6.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8C2BC0 #5FC02B
analogous
#412BC0 #8C2BC0 #C02BA9
triadic
#8C2BC0 #C08C2B #2BC08C
tetradic
#8C2BC0 #C0412B #5FC02B #2BA9C0
square
#8C2BC0 #C0412B #5FC02B #2BA9C0
split-complementary
#8C2BC0 #A9C02B #2BC041
monochromatic
#43155C #68208E #8C2BC0 #A950D8 #C182E3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.52
#8C2BC0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.22
#8C2BC0 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8C2BC0
6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8C2BC0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8C2BC0 | 1.00 | 6.52 | 3.22 | 6.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#005AC4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#005FBD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#855075
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5E5E5E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8c2bc0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 43, 192); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.220 310.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b370d4',
500: '#8c2bc0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8c2bc0; $custom-light: #b370d4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8c2bc0",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 43,
"b": 192
},
"hsl": {
"h": 279.06,
"s": 63.404,
"l": 46.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50907,
"c": 0.21955,
"h": 310.3
},
"luminance": 0.11109
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8C2BC0
secondary
#97CC7B
accent
#E6417B
background
#FBF7FD
surface
#F6EDFA
border
#D0C8D3
text
#120814
muted
#817B83