#8C2DB8#8C2DB8

#8C2DB8 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.210 H 312.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C2DB8
RGB	rgb(140, 45, 184)
HSL	hsl(281, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(281, 76%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.9%, 75.5%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.43, 60.44, -54.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.43, 81.65, 317.75°)
OKLab	oklab(50.49% 0.1417 -0.1553)
OKLCH	oklch(50.49% 0.21 312.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.4038, 10.9135, 46.3698)
Luminance	0.1091 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C2DB8 #59B82D

analogous

#462DB8 #8C2DB8 #B82D9F

triadic

#8C2DB8 #B88C2D #2DB88C

tetradic

#8C2DB8 #B8462D #59B82D #2D9FB8

square

#8C2DB8 #B8462D #59B82D #2D9FB8

split-complementary

#8C2DB8 #9FB82D #2DB846

monochromatic

#411556 #672187 #8C2DB8 #AA4ED4 #C180E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.60

#8C2DB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.18

#8C2DB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C2DB8

6.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C2DB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C2DB8	1.00	6.60	3.18	6.60
#FFFFFF	6.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#195FB5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#874D71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c2db8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 45, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.210 312.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b270ce',
    500: '#8c2db8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c2db8;
$custom-light: #b270ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c2db8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.007,
    "s": 60.699,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50492,
    "c": 0.21021,
    "h": 312.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10913
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C2DB8

secondary

#92C978

accent

#E44477

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110814

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C2DB8

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

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