#8C2EC1#8C2EC1

#8C2EC1 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.217 H 309.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C2EC1
RGB	rgb(140, 46, 193)
HSL	hsl(278, 62%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(278, 76%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.5%, 76.2%, 0%, 24.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.21, 61.95, -58.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.21, 85.50, 316.44°)
OKLab	oklab(51.25% 0.1392 -0.1671)
OKLCH	oklch(51.25% 0.217 309.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.4159, 11.3801, 51.5102)
Luminance	0.1138 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C2EC1 #63C12E

analogous

#422EC1 #8C2EC1 #C12EAD

triadic

#8C2EC1 #C18C2E #2EC18C

tetradic

#8C2EC1 #C1422E #63C12E #2EADC1

square

#8C2EC1 #C1422E #63C12E #2EADC1

split-complementary

#8C2EC1 #ADC12E #2EC142

monochromatic

#44165E #682290 #8C2EC1 #A856D7 #C187E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.41

#8C2EC1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#8C2EC1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C2EC1

6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C2EC1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C2EC1	1.00	6.41	3.28	6.41
#FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BC5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#845276

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c2ec1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 46, 193);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.217 309.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b371d5',
    500: '#8c2ec1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c2ec1;
$custom-light: #b371d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c2ec1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 193
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.367,
    "s": 61.506,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51246,
    "c": 0.21747,
    "h": 309.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1138
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C2EC1

secondary

#9BCC7F

accent

#E5437D

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120814

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C2EC1

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

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