#8C2EA6#8C2EA6

#8C2EA6 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.193 H 317.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C2EA6
RGB	rgb(140, 46, 166)
HSL	hsl(287, 57%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(287, 72%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.7%, 72.3%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.35, 56.42, -45.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.35, 72.77, 320.84°)
OKLab	oklab(49.33% 0.143 -0.129)
OKLCH	oklch(49.33% 0.193 317.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.6742, 10.2834, 37.0702)
Luminance	0.1028 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C2EA6 #48A62E

analogous

#502EA6 #8C2EA6 #A62E84

triadic

#8C2EA6 #A68C2E #2EA68C

tetradic

#8C2EA6 #A6502E #48A62E #2E84A6

square

#8C2EA6 #A6502E #48A62E #2E84A6

split-complementary

#8C2EA6 #84A62E #2EA650

monochromatic

#3B1346 #642176 #8C2EA6 #AF46CC #C376D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.87

#8C2EA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#8C2EA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C2EA6

6.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C2EA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C2EA6	1.00	6.87	3.06	6.87
#FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#335DA3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B4667

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c2ea6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 46, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.193 317.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b170c1',
    500: '#8c2ea6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c2ea6;
$custom-light: #b170c1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c2ea6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 287,
    "s": 56.604,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49333,
    "c": 0.19265,
    "h": 317.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10283
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C2EA6

secondary

#81C16F

accent

#E04869

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EDF7

border

#D0C8D0

text

#110812

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C2EA6

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

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