#8C31BE#8C31BE

#8C31BE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.211 H 310.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C31BE
RGB	rgb(140, 49, 190)
HSL	hsl(279, 59%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(279, 74%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.3%, 74.2%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.39, 60.18, -56.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.39, 82.80, 316.62°)
OKLab	oklab(51.31% 0.137 -0.1611)
OKLCH	oklch(51.31% 0.211 310.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.2060, 11.4903, 49.8059)
Luminance	0.1149 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C31BE #63BE31

analogous

#4531BE #8C31BE #BE31AA

triadic

#8C31BE #BE8C31 #31BE8C

tetradic

#8C31BE #BE4531 #63BE31 #31AABE

square

#8C31BE #BE4531 #63BE31 #31AABE

split-complementary

#8C31BE #AABE31 #31BE45

monochromatic

#44185D #68248D #8C31BE #A858D4 #C189E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.37

#8C31BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#8C31BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C31BE

6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C31BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C31BE	1.00	6.37	3.30	6.37
#FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1061BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855275

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c31be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 49, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.211 310.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b272d2',
    500: '#8c31be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c31be;
$custom-light: #b272d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c31be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.723,
    "s": 58.996,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51306,
    "c": 0.21149,
    "h": 310.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1149
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C31BE

secondary

#9BCA80

accent

#E2467D

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110814

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C31BE

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

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