#8C2CB1#8C2CB1

#8C2CB1 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.205 H 314.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C2CB1
RGB	rgb(140, 44, 177)
HSL	hsl(283, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(283, 75%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.9%, 75.1%, 0%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.82, 59.38, -51.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.82, 78.77, 318.92°)
OKLab	oklab(49.9% 0.1437 -0.1461)
OKLCH	oklch(49.9% 0.205 314.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.6504, 10.5518, 42.5880)
Luminance	0.1055 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C2CB1 #51B12C

analogous

#492CB1 #8C2CB1 #B12C93

triadic

#8C2CB1 #B18C2C #2CB18C

tetradic

#8C2CB1 #B1492C #51B12C #2C93B1

square

#8C2CB1 #B1492C #51B12C #2C93B1

split-complementary

#8C2CB1 #93B12C #2CB149

monochromatic

#3E144F #652080 #8C2CB1 #AC49D2 #C27ADE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.75

#8C2CB1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#8C2CB1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C2CB1

6.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C2CB1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C2CB1	1.00	6.75	3.11	6.75
#FFFFFF	6.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#245EAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#894A6D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c2cb1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 44, 177);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.205 314.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26fc9',
    500: '#8c2cb1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c2cb1;
$custom-light: #b26fc9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c2cb1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 177
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.308,
    "s": 60.181,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.499,
    "c": 0.2049,
    "h": 314.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10551
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C2CB1

secondary

#8AC673

accent

#E34471

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C2CB1

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

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