#8C28C3#8C28C3

#8C28C3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.225 H 309.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C28C3
RGB	rgb(140, 40, 195)
HSL	hsl(279, 66%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(279, 79%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.2%, 79.5%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.64, 64.47, -61.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.64, 88.77, 316.57°)
OKLab	oklab(50.89% 0.1437 -0.1733)
OKLCH	oklch(50.89% 0.225 309.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.4224, 11.0336, 52.6204)
Luminance	0.1103 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C28C3 #5FC328

analogous

#3F28C3 #8C28C3 #C328AC

triadic

#8C28C3 #C38C28 #28C38C

tetradic

#8C28C3 #C33F28 #5FC328 #28ACC3

square

#8C28C3 #C33F28 #5FC328 #28ACC3

split-complementary

#8C28C3 #ACC328 #28C33F

monochromatic

#43135D #681E90 #8C28C3 #A94EDB #C180E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.55

#8C28C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.21

#8C28C3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C28C3

6.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C28C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C28C3	1.00	6.55	3.21	6.55
#FFFFFF	6.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005FC0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#845076

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c28c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 40, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.225 309.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b36ed6',
    500: '#8c28c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c28c3;
$custom-light: #b36ed6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c28c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.71,
    "s": 65.957,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50889,
    "c": 0.22507,
    "h": 309.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11033
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C28C3

secondary

#97CE79

accent

#E93F7B

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#120814

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C28C3

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

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