#8C2FA3#8C2FA3
#8C2FA3 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.189 H 318.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8C2FA3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 47, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(288, 55%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(288, 71%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.1%, 71.2%, 0%, 36.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.29, 55.44, -44.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.29, 70.92, 321.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.23% 0.1422 -0.124) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.23% 0.189 318.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.4417, 10.2537, 35.6510) |
| Luminance | 0.1025 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 4.17
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 4.61
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 4.88
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 5.27
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 5.79
Darkmagenta
#8B008B
ΔE00 6.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8C2FA3 #46A32F
analogous
#522FA3 #8C2FA3 #A32F80
triadic
#8C2FA3 #A38C2F #2FA38C
tetradic
#8C2FA3 #A3522F #46A32F #2F80A3
square
#8C2FA3 #A3522F #46A32F #2F80A3
split-complementary
#8C2FA3 #80A32F #2FA352
monochromatic
#3A1444 #632173 #8C2FA3 #AF46CA #C475D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.88
#8C2FA3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.05
#8C2FA3 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8C2FA3
6.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8C2FA3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8C2FA3 | 1.00 | 6.88 | 3.05 | 6.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0054A6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#365DA0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8C4566
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5A5A5A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8c2fa3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 47, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.189 318.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b170bf',
500: '#8c2fa3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8c2fa3; $custom-light: #b170bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8c2fa3",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 47,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 288.103,
"s": 55.238,
"l": 41.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49234,
"c": 0.18872,
"h": 318.9
},
"luminance": 0.10253
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8C2FA3
secondary
#7FBF6F
accent
#DF4967
background
#FBF7FB
surface
#F6EDF7
border
#D0C8D0
text
#110812
muted
#807B81