#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
RGBrgb(140, 49, 206)
HSLhsl(275, 62%, 50%)
HSVhsv(275, 76%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(32%, 76.2%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LABlab(41.58, 63.63, -64.27)
CIE-LCHlch(41.58, 90.44, 314.72°)
OKLaboklab(52.51% 0.1339 -0.1829)
OKLCHoklch(52.51% 0.227 306.2)
XYZxyz(23.0517, 12.2285, 59.5265)
Luminance0.1223 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyviolet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

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
##8C31CE1.006.093.456.09
#FFFFFF6.091.0021.001.00
#0000003.4521.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.091.0021.001.00

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

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#8C31CE Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva