#8C2CA8#8C2CA8

#8C2CA8 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.197 H 317.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C2CA8
RGB	rgb(140, 44, 168)
HSL	hsl(286, 58%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(286, 74%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.7%, 73.8%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.21, 57.58, -47.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.21, 74.56, 320.56°)
OKLab	oklab(49.28% 0.1448 -0.1332)
OKLCH	oklch(49.28% 0.197 317.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.7828, 10.2048, 38.0185)
Luminance	0.1020 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C2CA8 #48A82C

analogous

#4E2CA8 #8C2CA8 #A82C86

triadic

#8C2CA8 #A88C2C #2CA88C

tetradic

#8C2CA8 #A84E2C #48A82C #2C86A8

square

#8C2CA8 #A84E2C #48A82C #2C86A8

split-complementary

#8C2CA8 #86A82C #2CA84E

monochromatic

#3B1347 #641F78 #8C2CA8 #AF43CE #C374DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.91

#8C2CA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#8C2CA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C2CA8

6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C2CA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C2CA8	1.00	6.91	3.04	6.91
#FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054AB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F5DA5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B4668

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c2ca8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 44, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.197 317.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16fc2',
    500: '#8c2ca8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c2ca8;
$custom-light: #b16fc2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c2ca8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.452,
    "s": 58.491,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49275,
    "c": 0.19678,
    "h": 317.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10204
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C2CA8

secondary

#81C26E

accent

#E24669

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C2CA8

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

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