#8C2EB8#8C2EB8

#8C2EB8 is a mid, highly saturated purple. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.209 H 312.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C2EB8
RGB	rgb(140, 46, 184)
HSL	hsl(281, 60%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(281, 75%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.9%, 75%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.56, 60.07, -54.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.56, 81.23, 317.69°)
OKLab	oklab(50.59% 0.1408 -0.1547)
OKLCH	oklch(50.59% 0.209 312.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.4424, 10.9907, 46.3827)
Luminance	0.1099 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C2EB8 #5AB82E

analogous

#472EB8 #8C2EB8 #B82E9F

triadic

#8C2EB8 #B88C2E #2EB88C

tetradic

#8C2EB8 #B8472E #5AB82E #2E9FB8

square

#8C2EB8 #B8472E #5AB82E #2E9FB8

split-complementary

#8C2EB8 #9FB82E #2EB847

monochromatic

#411656 #672287 #8C2EB8 #A950D3 #C181DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.57

#8C2EB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.20

#8C2EB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C2EB8

6.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C2EB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C2EB8	1.00	6.57	3.20	6.57
#FFFFFF	6.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A5FB5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#874E71

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c2eb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 46, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.209 312.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b271ce',
    500: '#8c2eb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c2eb8;
$custom-light: #b271ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c2eb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.87,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50585,
    "c": 0.20915,
    "h": 312.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1099
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C2EB8

secondary

#93C879

accent

#E34577

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110814

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C2EB8

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

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