#8C2ED5#8C2ED5

#8C2ED5 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.236 H 304.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C2ED5
RGB	rgb(140, 46, 213)
HSL	hsl(274, 67%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(274, 78%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.3%, 78.4%, 0%, 16.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.74, 66.26, -68.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.74, 94.97, 314.24°)
OKLab	oklab(52.8% 0.1346 -0.1939)
OKLCH	oklch(52.8% 0.236 304.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.7997, 12.3337, 64.0647)
Luminance	0.1233 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C2ED5 #77D52E

analogous

#382ED5 #8C2ED5 #D52ECB

triadic

#8C2ED5 #D58C2E #2ED58C

tetradic

#8C2ED5 #D5382E #77D52E #2ECBD5

square

#8C2ED5 #D5382E #77D52E #2ECBD5

split-complementary

#8C2ED5 #CBD52E #2ED538

monochromatic

#4A1772 #6B21A5 #8C2ED5 #A861DF #C494E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.06

#8C2ED5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#8C2ED5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C2ED5

6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C2ED5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C2ED5	1.00	6.06	3.47	6.06
#FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060DA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0062D2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E5A82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c2ed5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 46, 213);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.236 304.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b472e3',
    500: '#8c2ed5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c2ed5;
$custom-light: #b472e3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c2ed5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 213
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.772,
    "s": 66.534,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52795,
    "c": 0.23606,
    "h": 304.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12334
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C2ED5

secondary

#ABD48A

accent

#E93E89

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EDFC

border

#D0C8D5

text

#120916

muted

#817B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C2ED5

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →