#8C2CAA#8C2CAA

#8C2CAA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.199 H 316.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C2CAA
RGB	rgb(140, 44, 170)
HSL	hsl(286, 59%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(286, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.6%, 74.1%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.34, 57.98, -48.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.34, 75.50, 320.17°)
OKLab	oklab(49.41% 0.1446 -0.1361)
OKLCH	oklch(49.41% 0.199 316.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.9705, 10.2799, 39.0074)
Luminance	0.1028 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C2CAA #4AAA2C

analogous

#4D2CAA #8C2CAA #AA2C89

triadic

#8C2CAA #AA8C2C #2CAA8C

tetradic

#8C2CAA #AA4D2C #4AAA2C #2C89AA

square

#8C2CAA #AA4D2C #4AAA2C #2C89AA

split-complementary

#8C2CAA #89AA2C #2CAA4D

monochromatic

#3C1349 #641F79 #8C2CAA #AE44CF #C375DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.87

#8C2CAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#8C2CAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C2CAA

6.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C2CAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C2CAA	1.00	6.87	3.06	6.87
#FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D5DA7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A4769

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c2caa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 44, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.199 316.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26fc4',
    500: '#8c2caa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c2caa;
$custom-light: #b26fc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c2caa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.714,
    "s": 58.879,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49412,
    "c": 0.19858,
    "h": 316.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10279
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C2CAA

secondary

#83C36F

accent

#E2466B

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C2CAA

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

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