#8C2CB2#8C2CB2

#8C2CB2 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.206 H 314.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C2CB2
RGB	rgb(140, 44, 178)
HSL	hsl(283, 60%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(283, 75%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.3%, 75.3%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.88, 59.58, -52.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.88, 79.24, 318.76°)
OKLab	oklab(49.97% 0.1436 -0.1475)
OKLCH	oklch(49.97% 0.206 314.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.7504, 10.5918, 43.1149)
Luminance	0.1059 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C2CB2 #52B22C

analogous

#492CB2 #8C2CB2 #B22C95

triadic

#8C2CB2 #B28C2C #2CB28C

tetradic

#8C2CB2 #B2492C #52B22C #2C95B2

square

#8C2CB2 #B2492C #52B22C #2C95B2

split-complementary

#8C2CB2 #95B22C #2CB249

monochromatic

#3F1450 #652081 #8C2CB2 #AB49D2 #C27ADE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.73

#8C2CB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#8C2CB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C2CB2

6.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C2CB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C2CB2	1.00	6.73	3.12	6.73
#FFFFFF	6.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#235EAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#884A6D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c2cb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 44, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.206 314.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b26fca',
    500: '#8c2cb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c2cb2;
$custom-light: #b26fca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c2cb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.985,
    "s": 60.36,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4997,
    "c": 0.2058,
    "h": 314.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10591
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C2CB2

secondary

#8BC673

accent

#E44471

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C2CB2

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

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