#8C2CAF#8C2CAF

#8C2CAF is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.203 H 315.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C2CAF
RGB	rgb(140, 44, 175)
HSL	hsl(284, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(284, 75%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(20%, 74.9%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.68, 58.98, -50.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.68, 77.83, 319.27°)
OKLab	oklab(49.76% 0.144 -0.1432)
OKLCH	oklch(49.76% 0.203 315.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.4525, 10.4727, 41.5459)
Luminance	0.1047 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C2CAF #4FAF2C

analogous

#4A2CAF #8C2CAF #AF2C91

triadic

#8C2CAF #AF8C2C #2CAF8C

tetradic

#8C2CAF #AF4A2C #4FAF2C #2C91AF

square

#8C2CAF #AF4A2C #4FAF2C #2C91AF

split-complementary

#8C2CAF #91AF2C #2CAF4A

monochromatic

#3E134D #65207E #8C2CAF #AC47D1 #C278DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.79

#8C2CAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#8C2CAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C2CAF

6.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C2CAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C2CAF	1.00	6.79	3.09	6.79
#FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#275EAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#89496C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c2caf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 44, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.203 315.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26fc8',
    500: '#8c2caf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c2caf;
$custom-light: #b26fc8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c2caf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.969,
    "s": 59.817,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49759,
    "c": 0.20308,
    "h": 315.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10472
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C2CAF

secondary

#88C572

accent

#E3456F

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C2CAF

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

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