#8C2CB0#8C2CB0

#8C2CB0 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.204 H 314.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C2CB0
RGB	rgb(140, 44, 176)
HSL	hsl(284, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(284, 75%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.5%, 75%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.75, 59.18, -51.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.75, 78.30, 319.09°)
OKLab	oklab(49.83% 0.1438 -0.1446)
OKLCH	oklch(49.83% 0.204 314.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.5511, 10.5121, 42.0650)
Luminance	0.1051 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C2CB0 #50B02C

analogous

#4A2CB0 #8C2CB0 #B02C92

triadic

#8C2CB0 #B08C2C #2CB08C

tetradic

#8C2CB0 #B04A2C #50B02C #2C92B0

square

#8C2CB0 #B04A2C #50B02C #2C92B0

split-complementary

#8C2CB0 #92B02C #2CB04A

monochromatic

#3E144E #65207F #8C2CB0 #AC48D1 #C279DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.77

#8C2CB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#8C2CB0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C2CB0

6.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C2CB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C2CB0	1.00	6.77	3.10	6.77
#FFFFFF	6.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#265EAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#89496C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c2cb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 44, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.204 314.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26fc8',
    500: '#8c2cb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c2cb0;
$custom-light: #b26fc8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c2cb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.636,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49829,
    "c": 0.20399,
    "h": 314.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10511
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C2CB0

secondary

#89C672

accent

#E34570

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C2CB0

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

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