#8C2BC6#8C2BC6

#8C2BC6 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.225 H 308.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C2BC6
RGB	rgb(140, 43, 198)
HSL	hsl(278, 64%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(278, 78%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.3%, 78.3%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.21, 64.08, -61.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.21, 89.05, 316.02°)
OKLab	oklab(51.36% 0.1406 -0.1757)
OKLCH	oklch(51.36% 0.225 308.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.8700, 11.3808, 54.4597)
Luminance	0.1138 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C2BC6 #65C62B

analogous

#3E2BC6 #8C2BC6 #C62BB3

triadic

#8C2BC6 #C68C2B #2BC68C

tetradic

#8C2BC6 #C63E2B #65C62B #2BB3C6

square

#8C2BC6 #C63E2B #65C62B #2BB3C6

split-complementary

#8C2BC6 #B3C62B #2BC63E

monochromatic

#451561 #682094 #8C2BC6 #A854DA #C287E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.41

#8C2BC6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#8C2BC6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C2BC6

6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C2BC6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C2BC6	1.00	6.41	3.28	6.41
#FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BCA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060C3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#835279

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c2bc6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 43, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.225 308.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b370d8',
    500: '#8c2bc6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c2bc6;
$custom-light: #b370d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c2bc6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.548,
    "s": 64.315,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51364,
    "c": 0.22501,
    "h": 308.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1138
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C2BC6

secondary

#9CCE7F

accent

#E7407F

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120815

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C2BC6

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

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