#8C2EA2#8C2EA2

#8C2EA2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.189 H 319.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C2EA2
RGB	rgb(140, 46, 162)
HSL	hsl(289, 56%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(289, 72%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.6%, 71.6%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.09, 55.64, -43.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.09, 70.91, 321.69°)
OKLab	oklab(49.07% 0.1434 -0.1232)
OKLCH	oklch(49.07% 0.189 319.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.3130, 10.1390, 35.1678)
Luminance	0.1014 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C2EA2 #44A22E

analogous

#522EA2 #8C2EA2 #A22E7E

triadic

#8C2EA2 #A28C2E #2EA28C

tetradic

#8C2EA2 #A2522E #44A22E #2E7EA2

square

#8C2EA2 #A2522E #44A22E #2E7EA2

split-complementary

#8C2EA2 #7EA22E #2EA252

monochromatic

#3A1343 #632072 #8C2EA2 #B043CA #C473D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.94

#8C2EA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#8C2EA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C2EA2

6.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C2EA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C2EA2	1.00	6.94	3.03	6.94
#FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#365D9F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C4465

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c2ea2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 46, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.189 319.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b170be',
    500: '#8c2ea2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c2ea2;
$custom-light: #b170be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c2ea2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288.621,
    "s": 55.769,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49068,
    "c": 0.18903,
    "h": 319.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10138
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C2EA2

secondary

#7CBF6D

accent

#DF4965

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C2EA2

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

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