#8C2DAD#8C2DAD

#8C2DAD is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.200 H 315.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C2DAD
RGB	rgb(140, 45, 173)
HSL	hsl(285, 59%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(285, 74%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.1%, 74%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.67, 58.20, -49.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.67, 76.47, 319.56°)
OKLab	oklab(49.71% 0.1433 -0.1398)
OKLCH	oklch(49.71% 0.2 315.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.2952, 10.4701, 40.5316)
Luminance	0.1047 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C2DAD #4EAD2D

analogous

#4C2DAD #8C2DAD #AD2D8E

triadic

#8C2DAD #AD8C2D #2DAD8C

tetradic

#8C2DAD #AD4C2D #4EAD2D #2D8EAD

square

#8C2DAD #AD4C2D #4EAD2D #2D8EAD

split-complementary

#8C2DAD #8EAD2D #2DAD4C

monochromatic

#3D144C #65207C #8C2DAD #AC48CF #C278DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.79

#8C2DAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#8C2DAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C2DAD

6.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C2DAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C2DAD	1.00	6.79	3.09	6.79
#FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A5EAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A486B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c2dad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 45, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.200 315.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b270c6',
    500: '#8c2dad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c2dad;
$custom-light: #b270c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c2dad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.531,
    "s": 58.716,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49712,
    "c": 0.20017,
    "h": 315.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10469
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C2DAD

secondary

#87C472

accent

#E2466E

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C2DAD

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

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