#8C2EAA#8C2EAA

#8C2EAA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.196 H 316.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C2EAA
RGB	rgb(140, 46, 170)
HSL	hsl(285, 57%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(285, 73%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.6%, 72.9%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.61, 57.22, -47.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.61, 74.63, 320.05°)
OKLab	oklab(49.6% 0.1427 -0.1348)
OKLCH	oklch(49.6% 0.196 316.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.0468, 10.4325, 39.0328)
Luminance	0.1043 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C2EAA #4CAA2E

analogous

#4E2EAA #8C2EAA #AA2E8A

triadic

#8C2EAA #AA8C2E #2EAA8C

tetradic

#8C2EAA #AA4E2E #4CAA2E #2E8AAA

square

#8C2EAA #AA4E2E #4CAA2E #2E8AAA

split-complementary

#8C2EAA #8AAA2E #2EAA4E

monochromatic

#3D144A #64217A #8C2EAA #AD48CD #C378DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.80

#8C2EAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#8C2EAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C2EAA

6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C2EAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C2EAA	1.00	6.80	3.09	6.80
#FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F5EA7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A4869

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c2eaa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 46, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.196 316.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b170c4',
    500: '#8c2eaa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c2eaa;
$custom-light: #b170c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c2eaa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.484,
    "s": 57.407,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49602,
    "c": 0.19629,
    "h": 316.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10432
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C2EAA

secondary

#85C371

accent

#E1476C

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C2EAA

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

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