#8C2EA0#8C2EA0

#8C2EA0 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.187 H 320.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C2EA0
RGB	rgb(140, 46, 160)
HSL	hsl(289, 55%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(289, 71%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.5%, 71.2%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.96, 55.25, -42.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.96, 69.99, 322.13°)
OKLab	oklab(48.94% 0.1435 -0.1203)
OKLCH	oklch(48.94% 0.187 320)
XYZ	xyz(18.1366, 10.0684, 34.2390)
Luminance	0.1007 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C2EA0 #42A02E

analogous

#532EA0 #8C2EA0 #A02E7B

triadic

#8C2EA0 #A08C2E #2EA08C

tetradic

#8C2EA0 #A0532E #42A02E #2E7BA0

square

#8C2EA0 #A0532E #42A02E #2E7BA0

split-complementary

#8C2EA0 #7BA02E #2EA053

monochromatic

#391341 #622070 #8C2EA0 #B142C9 #C572D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.97

#8C2EA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#8C2EA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C2EA0

6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C2EA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C2EA0	1.00	6.97	3.01	6.97
#FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#385D9D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D4364

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c2ea0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 46, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.187 320.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b170bd',
    500: '#8c2ea0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c2ea0;
$custom-light: #b170bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c2ea0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 289.474,
    "s": 55.34,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48938,
    "c": 0.18723,
    "h": 320
  },
  "luminance": 0.10068
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C2EA0

secondary

#7ABE6C

accent

#DF4963

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF6

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C2EA0

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

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