#8C2CD0#8C2CD0

#8C2CD0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.233 H 306.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#8C2CD0
RGBrgb(140, 44, 208)
HSLhsl(275, 65%, 49%)
HSVhsv(275, 79%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(32.7%, 78.8%, 0%, 18.4%)
CIE-LABlab(41.11, 65.87, -66.19)
CIE-LCHlch(41.11, 93.38, 314.86°)
OKLaboklab(52.23% 0.1374 -0.1885)
OKLCHoklch(52.23% 0.233 306.1)
XYZxyz(23.0985, 11.9311, 60.7483)
Luminance0.1193 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyviolet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#8C2CD0 #70D02C
analogous
#3A2CD0 #8C2CD0 #D02CC2
triadic
#8C2CD0 #D08C2C #2CD08C
tetradic
#8C2CD0 #D03A2C #70D02C #2CC2D0
square
#8C2CD0 #D03A2C #70D02C #2CC2D0
split-complementary
#8C2CD0 #C2D02C #2CD03A
monochromatic
#48176B #6A219D #8C2CD0 #A85DDD #C38FE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.20
#8C2CD0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.39
#8C2CD0 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C2CD0
6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##8C2CD0#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##8C2CD01.006.203.396.20
#FFFFFF6.201.0021.001.00
#0000003.3921.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.201.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#005ED4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0061CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#80577E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #8c2cd0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 44, 208);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.233 306.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b471df',
    500: '#8c2cd0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #8c2cd0;
$custom-light: #b471df;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#8c2cd0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 208
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.122,
    "s": 65.079,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52229,
    "c": 0.23325,
    "h": 306.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11931
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#8C2CD0
secondary
#A5D286
accent
#E84086
background
#FBF7FD
surface
#F6EDFB
border
#D0C8D4
text
#120815
muted
#817B83

Preview Lab

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#8C2CD0 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva