#8C2CA3#8C2CA3

#8C2CA3 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.192 H 319.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C2CA3
RGB	rgb(140, 44, 163)
HSL	hsl(288, 57%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(288, 73%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.1%, 73%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.88, 56.60, -44.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.88, 72.25, 321.58°)
OKLab	oklab(48.94% 0.1453 -0.1259)
OKLCH	oklch(48.94% 0.192 319.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.3259, 10.0220, 35.6124)
Luminance	0.1002 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C2CA3 #43A32C

analogous

#502CA3 #8C2CA3 #A32C7F

triadic

#8C2CA3 #A38C2C #2CA38C

tetradic

#8C2CA3 #A3502C #43A32C #2C7FA3

square

#8C2CA3 #A3502C #43A32C #2C7FA3

split-complementary

#8C2CA3 #7FA32C #2CA350

monochromatic

#391243 #631F73 #8C2CA3 #B141CC #C571D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.99

#8C2CA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.00

#8C2CA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C2CA3

6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C2CA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C2CA3	1.00	6.99	3.00	6.99
#FFFFFF	6.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053A6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#345CA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C4365

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c2ca3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 44, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.192 319.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16fbf',
    500: '#8c2ca3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c2ca3;
$custom-light: #b16fbf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c2ca3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.403,
    "s": 57.488,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4894,
    "c": 0.1923,
    "h": 319.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10021
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C2CA3

secondary

#7BC06B

accent

#E14765

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C2CA3

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

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