#8C31BF#8C31BF

#8C31BF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.212 H 310.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C31BF
RGB	rgb(140, 49, 191)
HSL	hsl(278, 59%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(278, 74%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.7%, 74.3%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.47, 60.39, -57.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.47, 83.28, 316.49°)
OKLab	oklab(51.38% 0.1368 -0.1625)
OKLCH	oklch(51.38% 0.212 310.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.3156, 11.5341, 50.3835)
Luminance	0.1153 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C31BF #64BF31

analogous

#4531BF #8C31BF #BF31AB

triadic

#8C31BF #BF8C31 #31BF8C

tetradic

#8C31BF #BF4531 #64BF31 #31ABBF

square

#8C31BF #BF4531 #64BF31 #31ABBF

split-complementary

#8C31BF #ABBF31 #31BF45

monochromatic

#45185E #68258E #8C31BF #A859D4 #C28AE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.35

#8C31BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#8C31BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C31BF

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C31BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C31BF	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)

#005CC3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0D61BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855276

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c31bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 49, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.212 310.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b272d3',
    500: '#8c31bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c31bf;
$custom-light: #b272d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c31bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.451,
    "s": 59.167,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51379,
    "c": 0.21243,
    "h": 310.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11534
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C31BF

secondary

#9CCB81

accent

#E2457E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110814

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C31BF

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

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