#8C23D4#8C23D4

#8C23D4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.244 H 305.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C23D4
RGB	rgb(140, 35, 212)
HSL	hsl(276, 72%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(276, 83%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(34%, 83.5%, 0%, 16.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.46, 69.55, -69.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.46, 98.36, 315.00°)
OKLab	oklab(51.88% 0.1425 -0.1983)
OKLCH	oklch(51.88% 0.244 305.7)
XYZ	xyz(23.2972, 11.5312, 63.2730)
Luminance	0.1153 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C23D4 #6BD423

analogous

#3323D4 #8C23D4 #D423C3

triadic

#8C23D4 #D48C23 #23D48C

tetradic

#8C23D4 #D43323 #6BD423 #23C3D4

square

#8C23D4 #D43323 #6BD423 #23C3D4

split-complementary

#8C23D4 #C3D423 #23D433

monochromatic

#47126B #691A9F #8C23D4 #A852E2 #C286EB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.35

#8C23D4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#8C23D4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C23D4

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C23D4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C23D4	1.00	6.35	3.31	6.35
#FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DD9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060D1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E567F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c23d4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 35, 212);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.244 305.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b46de2',
    500: '#8c23d4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c23d4;
$custom-light: #b46de2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c23d4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 212
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.593,
    "s": 71.66,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5188,
    "c": 0.24419,
    "h": 305.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11531
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C23D4

secondary

#A1D47E

accent

#EE3983

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EDFC

border

#D0C8D5

text

#120816

muted

#817B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C23D4

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

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