#8C2DAE#8C2DAE

#8C2DAE is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.201 H 315.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C2DAE
RGB	rgb(140, 45, 174)
HSL	hsl(284, 59%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(284, 74%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.5%, 74.1%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.74, 58.40, -50.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.74, 76.94, 319.38°)
OKLab	oklab(49.78% 0.1432 -0.1412)
OKLCH	oklch(49.78% 0.201 315.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.3924, 10.5089, 41.0431)
Luminance	0.1051 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C2DAE #4FAE2D

analogous

#4B2DAE #8C2DAE #AE2D8F

triadic

#8C2DAE #AE8C2D #2DAE8C

tetradic

#8C2DAE #AE4B2D #4FAE2D #2D8FAE

square

#8C2DAE #AE4B2D #4FAE2D #2D8FAE

split-complementary

#8C2DAE #8FAE2D #2DAE4B

monochromatic

#3E144D #65207D #8C2DAE #AC48D0 #C279DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.77

#8C2DAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#8C2DAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C2DAE

6.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C2DAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C2DAE	1.00	6.77	3.10	6.77
#FFFFFF	6.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#295EAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#89496B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c2dae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 45, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.201 315.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b270c7',
    500: '#8c2dae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c2dae;
$custom-light: #b270c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c2dae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.186,
    "s": 58.904,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49782,
    "c": 0.20107,
    "h": 315.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10508
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C2DAE

secondary

#88C472

accent

#E2466F

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

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