#8C2CA9#8C2CA9

#8C2CA9 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.198 H 317.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C2CA9
RGB	rgb(140, 44, 169)
HSL	hsl(286, 59%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(286, 74%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.2%, 74%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.27, 57.78, -47.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.27, 75.03, 320.36°)
OKLab	oklab(49.34% 0.1447 -0.1346)
OKLCH	oklch(49.34% 0.198 317.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.8763, 10.2422, 38.5111)
Luminance	0.1024 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C2CA9 #49A92C

analogous

#4E2CA9 #8C2CA9 #A92C88

triadic

#8C2CA9 #A98C2C #2CA98C

tetradic

#8C2CA9 #A94E2C #49A92C #2C88A9

square

#8C2CA9 #A94E2C #49A92C #2C88A9

split-complementary

#8C2CA9 #88A92C #2CA94E

monochromatic

#3C1348 #641F78 #8C2CA9 #AE44CE #C374DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.89

#8C2CA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#8C2CA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C2CA9

6.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C2CA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C2CA9	1.00	6.89	3.05	6.89
#FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E5DA6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B4668

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c2ca9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 44, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.198 317.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b16fc3',
    500: '#8c2ca9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c2ca9;
$custom-light: #b16fc3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c2ca9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.08,
    "s": 58.685,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49344,
    "c": 0.19767,
    "h": 317.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10241
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C2CA9

secondary

#82C36E

accent

#E2466A

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C2CA9

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

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