#8C31BD#8C31BD

#8C31BD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.211 H 310.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C31BD
RGB	rgb(140, 49, 189)
HSL	hsl(279, 59%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(279, 74%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.9%, 74.1%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.32, 59.97, -56.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.32, 82.32, 316.76°)
OKLab	oklab(51.23% 0.1372 -0.1597)
OKLCH	oklch(51.23% 0.211 310.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.0971, 11.4467, 49.2323)
Luminance	0.1145 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C31BD #62BD31

analogous

#4631BD #8C31BD #BD31A8

triadic

#8C31BD #BD8C31 #31BD8C

tetradic

#8C31BD #BD4631 #62BD31 #31A8BD

square

#8C31BD #BD4631 #62BD31 #31A8BD

split-complementary

#8C31BD #A8BD31 #31BD46

monochromatic

#44185C #68248C #8C31BD #A858D4 #C188E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.38

#8C31BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#8C31BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C31BD

6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C31BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C31BD	1.00	6.38	3.29	6.38
#FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1460BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855175

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c31bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 49, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.211 310.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b272d2',
    500: '#8c31bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c31bd;
$custom-light: #b272d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c31bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279,
    "s": 58.824,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51233,
    "c": 0.21055,
    "h": 310.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11446
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C31BD

secondary

#9ACA80

accent

#E2467C

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110814

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C31BD

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

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