#8C2CB9#8C2CB9

#8C2CB9 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.212 H 312.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C2CB9
RGB	rgb(140, 44, 185)
HSL	hsl(281, 62%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(281, 76%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.3%, 76.2%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.38, 61.01, -55.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.38, 82.53, 317.67°)
OKLab	oklab(50.48% 0.1424 -0.1573)
OKLCH	oklch(50.48% 0.212 312.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.4712, 10.8802, 46.9112)
Luminance	0.1088 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C2CB9 #59B92C

analogous

#452CB9 #8C2CB9 #B92CA0

triadic

#8C2CB9 #B98C2C #2CB98C

tetradic

#8C2CB9 #B9452C #59B92C #2CA0B9

square

#8C2CB9 #B9452C #59B92C #2CA0B9

split-complementary

#8C2CB9 #A0B92C #2CB945

monochromatic

#411456 #672088 #8C2CB9 #AA4DD5 #C17FE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.61

#8C2CB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.18

#8C2CB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C2CB9

6.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C2CB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C2CB9	1.00	6.61	3.18	6.61
#FFFFFF	6.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#155FB6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#874D71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c2cb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 44, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.212 312.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b270cf',
    500: '#8c2cb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c2cb9;
$custom-light: #b270cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c2cb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.851,
    "s": 61.572,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50475,
    "c": 0.21217,
    "h": 312.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1088
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C2CB9

secondary

#92C978

accent

#E54377

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110814

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C2CB9

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

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