#8C2ED7#8C2ED7

#8C2ED7 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.238 H 304.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C2ED7
RGB	rgb(140, 46, 215)
HSL	hsl(273, 68%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(273, 79%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.9%, 78.6%, 0%, 15.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.90, 66.70, -68.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.90, 95.92, 314.06°)
OKLab	oklab(52.96% 0.1341 -0.1965)
OKLCH	oklch(52.96% 0.238 304.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.0551, 12.4358, 65.4099)
Luminance	0.1244 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C2ED7 #79D72E

analogous

#372ED7 #8C2ED7 #D72ECD

triadic

#8C2ED7 #D78C2E #2ED78C

tetradic

#8C2ED7 #D7372E #79D72E #2ECDD7

square

#8C2ED7 #D7372E #79D72E #2ECDD7

split-complementary

#8C2ED7 #CDD72E #2ED737

monochromatic

#4B1674 #6C20A8 #8C2ED7 #A861E1 #C595EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.02

#8C2ED7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#8C2ED7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C2ED7

6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C2ED7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C2ED7	1.00	6.02	3.49	6.02
#FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061DC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063D4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D5B83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c2ed7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 46, 215);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.238 304.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b472e4',
    500: '#8c2ed7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c2ed7;
$custom-light: #b472e4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c2ed7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 215
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.373,
    "s": 67.871,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52955,
    "c": 0.23792,
    "h": 304.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12436
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C2ED7

secondary

#ACD68B

accent

#EB3D8A

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EDFC

border

#D0C8D5

text

#120916

muted

#817B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C2ED7

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

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