#8C2ED0#8C2ED0

#8C2ED0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.231 H 306.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C2ED0
RGB	rgb(140, 46, 208)
HSL	hsl(275, 64%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(275, 78%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.7%, 77.9%, 0%, 18.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.35, 65.17, -65.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.35, 92.61, 314.73°)
OKLab	oklab(52.4% 0.1359 -0.1873)
OKLCH	oklch(52.4% 0.231 306)
XYZ	xyz(23.1749, 12.0837, 60.7738)
Luminance	0.1208 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C2ED0 #72D02E

analogous

#3B2ED0 #8C2ED0 #D02EC3

triadic

#8C2ED0 #D08C2E #2ED08C

tetradic

#8C2ED0 #D03B2E #72D02E #2EC3D0

square

#8C2ED0 #D03B2E #72D02E #2EC3D0

split-complementary

#8C2ED0 #C3D02E #2ED03B

monochromatic

#49186C #6A239E #8C2ED0 #A85FDC #C392E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.15

#8C2ED0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42

#8C2ED0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C2ED0

6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C2ED0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C2ED0	1.00	6.15	3.42	6.15
#FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FD4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0062CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#80587F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c2ed0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 46, 208);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.231 306.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b472df',
    500: '#8c2ed0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c2ed0;
$custom-light: #b472df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c2ed0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 208
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.815,
    "s": 63.78,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52398,
    "c": 0.23141,
    "h": 306
  },
  "luminance": 0.12084
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C2ED0

secondary

#A7D288

accent

#E74187

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C2ED0

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

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