#8C2FA6#8C2FA6
#8C2FA6 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.191 H 317.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8C2FA6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 47, 166) |
| HSL | hsl(287, 56%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(287, 72%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.7%, 71.7%, 0%, 34.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.49, 56.03, -45.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.49, 72.32, 320.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.43% 0.142 -0.1284) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.43% 0.191 317.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.7137, 10.3625, 37.0834) |
| Luminance | 0.1036 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | purple |
Closest named colors
Purple (survey)
#7E1E9C
ΔE00 4.22
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 4.43
Warm Purple
#952E8F
ΔE00 5.37
Barney Purple
#A00498
ΔE00 5.59
Barney
#AC1DB8
ΔE00 5.67
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 6.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8C2FA6 #49A62F
analogous
#512FA6 #8C2FA6 #A62F85
triadic
#8C2FA6 #A68C2F #2FA68C
tetradic
#8C2FA6 #A6512F #49A62F #2F85A6
square
#8C2FA6 #A6512F #49A62F #2F85A6
split-complementary
#8C2FA6 #85A62F #2FA651
monochromatic
#3C1447 #642176 #8C2FA6 #AE47CB #C377D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.84
#8C2FA6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.07
#8C2FA6 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8C2FA6
6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8C2FA6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8C2FA6 | 1.00 | 6.84 | 3.07 | 6.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0055A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#345DA3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8B4767
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5B5B5B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8c2fa6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 47, 166); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.191 317.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b170c1',
500: '#8c2fa6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8c2fa6; $custom-light: #b170c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8c2fa6",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 47,
"b": 166
},
"hsl": {
"h": 286.891,
"s": 55.869,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49432,
"c": 0.19146,
"h": 317.9
},
"luminance": 0.10362
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8C2FA6
secondary
#82C170
accent
#DF496A
background
#FBF7FB
surface
#F6EDF7
border
#D0C8D0
text
#110812
muted
#807B81