#8C2CD1#8C2CD1

#8C2CD1 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.234 H 305.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C2CD1
RGB	rgb(140, 44, 209)
HSL	hsl(275, 65%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(275, 79%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(33%, 78.9%, 0%, 18%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.19, 66.09, -66.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.19, 93.85, 314.76°)
OKLab	oklab(52.31% 0.1372 -0.1898)
OKLCH	oklch(52.31% 0.234 305.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.2220, 11.9805, 61.3983)
Luminance	0.1198 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C2CD1 #71D12C

analogous

#3A2CD1 #8C2CD1 #D12CC4

triadic

#8C2CD1 #D18C2C #2CD18C

tetradic

#8C2CD1 #D13A2C #71D12C #2CC4D1

square

#8C2CD1 #D13A2C #71D12C #2CC4D1

split-complementary

#8C2CD1 #C4D12C #2CD13A

monochromatic

#48176C #6A219E #8C2CD1 #A85DDD #C390E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.18

#8C2CD1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#8C2CD1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C2CD1

6.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C2CD1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C2CD1	1.00	6.18	3.40	6.18
#FFFFFF	6.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ED5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0061CE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F587F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c2cd1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 44, 209);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.234 305.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b471e0',
    500: '#8c2cd1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c2cd1;
$custom-light: #b471e0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c2cd1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 209
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.909,
    "s": 65.217,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52308,
    "c": 0.23416,
    "h": 305.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1198
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C2CD1

secondary

#A6D287

accent

#E84086

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120815

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C2CD1

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

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