#8C2BC9#8C2BC9

#8C2BC9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.228 H 307.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C2BC9
RGB	rgb(140, 43, 201)
HSL	hsl(277, 65%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(277, 79%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.3%, 78.6%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.44, 64.72, -63.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.44, 90.47, 315.68°)
OKLab	oklab(51.6% 0.1399 -0.1797)
OKLCH	oklch(51.6% 0.228 307.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.2195, 11.5206, 56.3002)
Luminance	0.1152 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C2BC9 #68C92B

analogous

#3D2BC9 #8C2BC9 #C92BB7

triadic

#8C2BC9 #C98C2B #2BC98C

tetradic

#8C2BC9 #C93D2B #68C92B #2BB7C9

square

#8C2BC9 #C93D2B #68C92B #2BB7C9

split-complementary

#8C2BC9 #B7C92B #2BC93D

monochromatic

#461564 #692097 #8C2BC9 #A856DB #C289E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.36

#8C2BC9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#8C2BC9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C2BC9

6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C2BC9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C2BC9	1.00	6.36	3.30	6.36
#FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CCD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060C6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#82547A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c2bc9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 43, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.228 307.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b370da',
    500: '#8c2bc9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c2bc9;
$custom-light: #b370da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c2bc9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 43,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.835,
    "s": 64.754,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51596,
    "c": 0.22775,
    "h": 307.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1152
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C2BC9

secondary

#9FCF80

accent

#E84081

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120815

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C2BC9

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

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