#8C31CE#8C31CE

#8C31CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.227 H 306.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C31CE
RGB	rgb(140, 49, 206)
HSL	hsl(275, 62%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(275, 76%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(32%, 76.2%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.58, 63.63, -64.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.58, 90.44, 314.72°)
OKLab	oklab(52.51% 0.1339 -0.1829)
OKLCH	oklch(52.51% 0.227 306.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.0517, 12.2285, 59.5265)
Luminance	0.1223 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C31CE #73CE31

analogous

#3D31CE #8C31CE #CE31C2

triadic

#8C31CE #CE8C31 #31CE8C

tetradic

#8C31CE #CE3D31 #73CE31 #31C2CE

square

#8C31CE #CE3D31 #73CE31 #31C2CE

split-complementary

#8C31CE #C2CE31 #31CE3D

monochromatic

#49196B #6A259D #8C31CE #A862DA #C394E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.09

#8C31CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#8C31CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C31CE

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C31CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C31CE	1.00	6.09	3.45	6.09
#FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0062CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#80597E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c31ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 49, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.227 306.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b373de',
    500: '#8c31ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c31ce;
$custom-light: #b373de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c31ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.777,
    "s": 61.569,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5251,
    "c": 0.22662,
    "h": 306.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12228
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C31CE

secondary

#A8D18A

accent

#E54387

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C31CE

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

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