#8C2CB8#8C2CB8

#8C2CB8 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.211 H 312.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C2CB8
RGB	rgb(140, 44, 184)
HSL	hsl(281, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(281, 76%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.9%, 76.1%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.31, 60.81, -55.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.31, 82.06, 317.82°)
OKLab	oklab(50.4% 0.1426 -0.1559)
OKLCH	oklch(50.4% 0.211 312.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.3661, 10.8381, 46.3572)
Luminance	0.1084 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C2CB8 #58B82C

analogous

#462CB8 #8C2CB8 #B82C9E

triadic

#8C2CB8 #B88C2C #2CB88C

tetradic

#8C2CB8 #B8462C #58B82C #2C9EB8

square

#8C2CB8 #B8462C #58B82C #2C9EB8

split-complementary

#8C2CB8 #9EB82C #2CB846

monochromatic

#411455 #662087 #8C2CB8 #AA4DD4 #C17EE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.63

#8C2CB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.17

#8C2CB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C2CB8

6.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C2CB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C2CB8	1.00	6.63	3.17	6.63
#FFFFFF	6.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#175EB5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#874D71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c2cb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 44, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.211 312.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b270ce',
    500: '#8c2cb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c2cb8;
$custom-light: #b270ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c2cb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.143,
    "s": 61.404,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50402,
    "c": 0.21125,
    "h": 312.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10838
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C2CB8

secondary

#91C977

accent

#E54376

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110814

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C2CB8

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

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