#8C2EAE#8C2EAE

#8C2EAE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.200 H 315.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C2EAE
RGB	rgb(140, 46, 174)
HSL	hsl(284, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(284, 74%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.5%, 73.6%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.87, 58.02, -49.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.87, 76.51, 319.31°)
OKLab	oklab(49.88% 0.1422 -0.1406)
OKLCH	oklch(49.88% 0.2 315.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.4310, 10.5862, 41.0560)
Luminance	0.1058 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C2EAE #50AE2E

analogous

#4C2EAE #8C2EAE #AE2E90

triadic

#8C2EAE #AE8C2E #2EAE8C

tetradic

#8C2EAE #AE4C2E #50AE2E #2E90AE

square

#8C2EAE #AE4C2E #50AE2E #2E90AE

split-complementary

#8C2EAE #90AE2E #2EAE4C

monochromatic

#3E144D #65217E #8C2EAE #AC4ACF #C27ADC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.74

#8C2EAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#8C2EAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C2EAE

6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C2EAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C2EAE	1.00	6.74	3.12	6.74
#FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A5EAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#89496C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c2eae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 46, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.200 315.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b270c7',
    500: '#8c2eae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c2eae;
$custom-light: #b270c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c2eae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.063,
    "s": 58.182,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49877,
    "c": 0.19995,
    "h": 315.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10585
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C2EAE

secondary

#89C474

accent

#E14670

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF8

border

#D0C8D1

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C2EAE

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