#8C2EB4#8C2EB4

#8C2EB4 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.205 H 313.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C2EB4
RGB	rgb(140, 46, 180)
HSL	hsl(282, 59%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(282, 74%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.2%, 74.4%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.28, 59.24, -52.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.28, 79.34, 318.30°)
OKLab	oklab(50.3% 0.1414 -0.1491)
OKLCH	oklch(50.3% 0.205 313.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.0290, 10.8254, 44.2056)
Luminance	0.1082 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C2EB4 #56B42E

analogous

#492EB4 #8C2EB4 #B42E99

triadic

#8C2EB4 #B48C2E #2EB48C

tetradic

#8C2EB4 #B4492E #56B42E #2E99B4

square

#8C2EB4 #B4492E #56B42E #2E99B4

split-complementary

#8C2EB4 #99B42E #2EB449

monochromatic

#401553 #662283 #8C2EB4 #AA4ED2 #C27EDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.64

#8C2EB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.17

#8C2EB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C2EB4

6.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C2EB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C2EB4	1.00	6.64	3.17	6.64
#FFFFFF	6.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#225FB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#884C6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c2eb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 46, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.205 313.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b270cb',
    500: '#8c2eb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c2eb4;
$custom-light: #b270cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c2eb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.09,
    "s": 59.292,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50298,
    "c": 0.20546,
    "h": 313.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10825
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C2EB4

secondary

#8FC777

accent

#E24574

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110813

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C2EB4

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