#8C2DB7#8C2DB7

#8C2DB7 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.209 H 312.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C2DB7
RGB	rgb(140, 45, 183)
HSL	hsl(281, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(281, 75%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.5%, 75.4%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.36, 60.24, -54.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.36, 81.18, 317.90°)
OKLab	oklab(50.42% 0.1419 -0.1539)
OKLCH	oklch(50.42% 0.209 312.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.2993, 10.8717, 45.8197)
Luminance	0.1087 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C2DB7 #58B72D

analogous

#472DB7 #8C2DB7 #B72D9D

triadic

#8C2DB7 #B78C2D #2DB78C

tetradic

#8C2DB7 #B7472D #58B72D #2D9DB7

square

#8C2DB7 #B7472D #58B72D #2D9DB7

split-complementary

#8C2DB7 #9DB72D #2DB747

monochromatic

#411555 #662186 #8C2DB7 #AA4ED3 #C17FDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.62

#8C2DB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.17

#8C2DB7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C2DB7

6.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C2DB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C2DB7	1.00	6.62	3.17	6.62
#FFFFFF	6.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1B5FB4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#874D70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c2db7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 45, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.209 312.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b270cd',
    500: '#8c2db7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c2db7;
$custom-light: #b270cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c2db7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.304,
    "s": 60.526,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5042,
    "c": 0.2093,
    "h": 312.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10871
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C2DB7

secondary

#91C878

accent

#E44476

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110814

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C2DB7

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

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