#8C2CA6#8C2CA6

#8C2CA6 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.195 H 318.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C2CA6
RGB	rgb(140, 44, 166)
HSL	hsl(287, 58%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(287, 73%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.7%, 73.5%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.08, 57.19, -46.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.08, 73.64, 320.95°)
OKLab	oklab(49.14% 0.145 -0.1303)
OKLCH	oklch(49.14% 0.195 318.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.5979, 10.1308, 37.0448)
Luminance	0.1013 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C2CA6 #46A62C

analogous

#4F2CA6 #8C2CA6 #A62C83

triadic

#8C2CA6 #A68C2C #2CA68C

tetradic

#8C2CA6 #A64F2C #46A62C #2C83A6

square

#8C2CA6 #A64F2C #46A62C #2C83A6

split-complementary

#8C2CA6 #83A62C #2CA64F

monochromatic

#3A1245 #631F76 #8C2CA6 #AF42CD #C473DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.94

#8C2CA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#8C2CA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C2CA6

6.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C2CA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C2CA6	1.00	6.94	3.03	6.94
#FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#315DA3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B4567

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c2ca6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 44, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.195 318.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16fc1',
    500: '#8c2ca6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c2ca6;
$custom-light: #b16fc1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c2ca6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287.213,
    "s": 58.095,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4914,
    "c": 0.19498,
    "h": 318.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1013
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C2CA6

secondary

#7FC16D

accent

#E14667

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C2CA6

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

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