#8C2CA4#8C2CA4

#8C2CA4 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.193 H 318.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C2CA4
RGB	rgb(140, 44, 164)
HSL	hsl(288, 58%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(288, 73%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.6%, 73.2%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.95, 56.80, -45.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.95, 72.71, 321.37°)
OKLab	oklab(49.01% 0.1452 -0.1274)
OKLCH	oklch(49.01% 0.193 318.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.4158, 10.0580, 36.0861)
Luminance	0.1006 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C2CA4 #44A42C

analogous

#502CA4 #8C2CA4 #A42C80

triadic

#8C2CA4 #A48C2C #2CA48C

tetradic

#8C2CA4 #A4502C #44A42C #2C80A4

square

#8C2CA4 #A4502C #44A42C #2C80A4

split-complementary

#8C2CA4 #80A42C #2CA450

monochromatic

#3A1243 #631F74 #8C2CA4 #B041CC #C471D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.97

#8C2CA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#8C2CA4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C2CA4

6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C2CA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C2CA4	1.00	6.97	3.01	6.97
#FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#335CA1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C4465

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c2ca4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 44, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.193 318.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16fc0',
    500: '#8c2ca4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c2ca4;
$custom-light: #b16fc0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c2ca4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288,
    "s": 57.692,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49006,
    "c": 0.19319,
    "h": 318.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10057
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C2CA4

secondary

#7CC06B

accent

#E14766

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C2CA4

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

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