#8C2CC6#8C2CC6

#8C2CC6 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.224 H 308.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C2CC6
RGB	rgb(140, 44, 198)
HSL	hsl(277, 64%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(277, 78%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.3%, 77.8%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.34, 63.74, -61.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.34, 88.67, 315.96°)
OKLab	oklab(51.45% 0.1398 -0.1751)
OKLCH	oklch(51.45% 0.224 308.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.9068, 11.4544, 54.4720)
Luminance	0.1145 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C2CC6 #66C62C

analogous

#3F2CC6 #8C2CC6 #C62CB3

triadic

#8C2CC6 #C68C2C #2CC68C

tetradic

#8C2CC6 #C63F2C #66C62C #2CB3C6

square

#8C2CC6 #C63F2C #66C62C #2CB3C6

split-complementary

#8C2CC6 #B3C62C #2CC63F

monochromatic

#451662 #692194 #8C2CC6 #A856D9 #C288E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.38

#8C2CC6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#8C2CC6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C2CC6

6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C2CC6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C2CC6	1.00	6.38	3.29	6.38
#FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CCA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060C3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#835379

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c2cc6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 44, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.224 308.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b370d8',
    500: '#8c2cc6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c2cc6;
$custom-light: #b370d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c2cc6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.403,
    "s": 63.636,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51449,
    "c": 0.22407,
    "h": 308.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11454
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C2CC6

secondary

#9DCE80

accent

#E7417F

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120815

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C2CC6

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

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