#8D2CC9#8D2CC9
#8D2CC9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.227 H 308.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8D2CC9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(141, 44, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(277, 64%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(277, 78%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29.9%, 78.1%, 0%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.71, 64.54, -62.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.71, 90.04, 315.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.81% 0.1405 -0.1784) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.81% 0.227 308.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.4256, 11.6815, 56.3204) |
| Luminance | 0.1168 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 2.67
Darkviolet
#9400D3
ΔE00 2.91
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 3.51
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 4.40
Vibrant Purple
#AD03DE
ΔE00 5.36
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 5.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8D2CC9 #68C92C
analogous
#3E2CC9 #8D2CC9 #C92CB6
triadic
#8D2CC9 #C98D2C #2CC98D
tetradic
#8D2CC9 #C93E2C #68C92C #2CB6C9
square
#8D2CC9 #C93E2C #68C92C #2CB6C9
split-complementary
#8D2CC9 #B6C92C #2CC93E
monochromatic
#471665 #6A2197 #8D2CC9 #A858DA #C28AE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.29
#8D2CC9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.34
#8D2CC9 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8D2CC9
6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8D2CC9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8D2CC9 | 1.00 | 6.29 | 3.34 | 6.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#005DCD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0061C6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#83547A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#606060
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8d2cc9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 44, 201); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.227 308.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b471da',
500: '#8d2cc9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8d2cc9; $custom-light: #b471da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8d2cc9",
"rgb": {
"r": 141,
"g": 44,
"b": 201
},
"hsl": {
"h": 277.07,
"s": 64.082,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51809,
"c": 0.22707,
"h": 308.2
},
"luminance": 0.11681
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8D2CC9
secondary
#9FCF82
accent
#E74180
background
#FBF7FD
surface
#F6EDFB
border
#D0C8D4
text
#120815
muted
#817B83