#8C2DB9#8C2DB9

#8C2DB9 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.211 H 312.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C2DB9
RGB	rgb(140, 45, 185)
HSL	hsl(281, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(281, 76%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.3%, 75.7%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.51, 60.65, -55.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.51, 82.12, 317.61°)
OKLab	oklab(50.57% 0.1415 -0.1567)
OKLCH	oklch(50.57% 0.211 312.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.5089, 10.9556, 46.9238)
Luminance	0.1095 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C2DB9 #5AB92D

analogous

#462DB9 #8C2DB9 #B92DA0

triadic

#8C2DB9 #B98C2D #2DB98C

tetradic

#8C2DB9 #B9462D #5AB92D #2DA0B9

square

#8C2DB9 #B9462D #5AB92D #2DA0B9

split-complementary

#8C2DB9 #A0B92D #2DB946

monochromatic

#411557 #672188 #8C2DB9 #A94FD4 #C180E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.58

#8C2DB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.19

#8C2DB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C2DB9

6.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C2DB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C2DB9	1.00	6.58	3.19	6.58
#FFFFFF	6.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#175FB6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#874E72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c2db9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 45, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.211 312.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b270cf',
    500: '#8c2db9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c2db9;
$custom-light: #b270cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c2db9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.714,
    "s": 60.87,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50565,
    "c": 0.21113,
    "h": 312.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10955
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C2DB9

secondary

#93C979

accent

#E44477

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110814

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C2DB9

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

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