#8C2EC9#8C2EC9

#8C2EC9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.225 H 307.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C2EC9
RGB	rgb(140, 46, 201)
HSL	hsl(276, 63%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(276, 77%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.3%, 77.1%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.81, 63.66, -62.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.81, 89.29, 315.48°)
OKLab	oklab(51.85% 0.1375 -0.178)
OKLCH	oklch(51.85% 0.225 307.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.3326, 11.7468, 56.3379)
Luminance	0.1175 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C2EC9 #6BC92E

analogous

#3E2EC9 #8C2EC9 #C92EB8

triadic

#8C2EC9 #C98C2E #2EC98C

tetradic

#8C2EC9 #C93E2E #6BC92E #2EB8C9

square

#8C2EC9 #C93E2E #6BC92E #2EB8C9

split-complementary

#8C2EC9 #B8C92E #2EC93E

monochromatic

#471765 #692397 #8C2EC9 #A85BD9 #C28DE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.27

#8C2EC9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#8C2EC9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C2EC9

6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C2EC9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C2EC9	1.00	6.27	3.35	6.27
#FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DCD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0061C6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#82557B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c2ec9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 46, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.225 307.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b371da',
    500: '#8c2ec9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c2ec9;
$custom-light: #b371da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c2ec9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.387,
    "s": 62.753,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51854,
    "c": 0.22489,
    "h": 307.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11746
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C2EC9

secondary

#A1CF84

accent

#E64282

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120815

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C2EC9

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

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