#8C31BB#8C31BB

#8C31BB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.209 H 311.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C31BB
RGB	rgb(140, 49, 187)
HSL	hsl(280, 58%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(280, 74%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.1%, 73.8%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.18, 59.54, -55.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.18, 81.37, 317.04°)
OKLab	oklab(51.09% 0.1375 -0.1569)
OKLCH	oklch(51.09% 0.209 311.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.8815, 11.3605, 48.0969)
Luminance	0.1136 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C31BB #60BB31

analogous

#4731BB #8C31BB #BB31A5

triadic

#8C31BB #BB8C31 #31BB8C

tetradic

#8C31BB #BB4731 #60BB31 #31A5BB

square

#8C31BB #BB4731 #60BB31 #31A5BB

split-complementary

#8C31BB #A5BB31 #31BB47

monochromatic

#43185A #68248B #8C31BB #A856D3 #C187E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.42

#8C31BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#8C31BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C31BB

6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C31BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C31BB	1.00	6.42	3.27	6.42
#FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1960B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865174

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c31bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 49, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.209 311.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b272d0',
    500: '#8c31bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c31bb;
$custom-light: #b272d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c31bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.565,
    "s": 58.475,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51087,
    "c": 0.20866,
    "h": 311.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1136
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C31BB

secondary

#98C97F

accent

#E2467B

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110814

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C31BB

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

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