#8C31CA#8C31CA

#8C31CA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.223 H 307.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C31CA
RGB	rgb(140, 49, 202)
HSL	hsl(276, 61%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(276, 76%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.7%, 75.7%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.27, 62.76, -62.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.27, 88.53, 315.15°)
OKLab	oklab(52.2% 0.1347 -0.1775)
OKLCH	oklch(52.2% 0.223 307.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.5719, 12.0366, 56.9999)
Luminance	0.1204 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C31CA #6FCA31

analogous

#3F31CA #8C31CA #CA31BC

triadic

#8C31CA #CA8C31 #31CA8C

tetradic

#8C31CA #CA3F31 #6FCA31 #31BCCA

square

#8C31CA #CA3F31 #6FCA31 #31BCCA

split-complementary

#8C31CA #BCCA31 #31CA3F

monochromatic

#481967 #6A2599 #8C31CA #A860D8 #C391E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.16

#8C31CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#8C31CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C31CA

6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C31CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C31CA	1.00	6.16	3.41	6.16
#FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005ECE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0062C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#81577C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c31ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 49, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.223 307.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b373db',
    500: '#8c31ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c31ca;
$custom-light: #b373db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c31ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.686,
    "s": 60.956,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52203,
    "c": 0.22283,
    "h": 307.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12036
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C31CA

secondary

#A5CF88

accent

#E44485

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C31CA

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

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