#8C32BC#8C32BC

#8C32BC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.208 H 310.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C32BC
RGB	rgb(140, 50, 188)
HSL	hsl(279, 58%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(279, 73%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.5%, 73.4%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.39, 59.36, -55.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.39, 81.40, 316.82°)
OKLab	oklab(51.26% 0.1364 -0.1577)
OKLCH	oklch(51.26% 0.208 310.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.0312, 11.4880, 48.6767)
Luminance	0.1149 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C32BC #62BC32

analogous

#4732BC #8C32BC #BC32A7

triadic

#8C32BC #BC8C32 #32BC8C

tetradic

#8C32BC #BC4732 #62BC32 #32A7BC

square

#8C32BC #BC4732 #62BC32 #32A7BC

split-complementary

#8C32BC #A7BC32 #32BC47

monochromatic

#44185B #68258C #8C32BC #A858D3 #C189E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.37

#8C32BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#8C32BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C32BC

6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C32BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C32BC	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)

#005BC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1861B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865274

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c32bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 50, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.208 310.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b273d1',
    500: '#8c32bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c32bc;
$custom-light: #b273d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c32bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.13,
    "s": 57.983,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51258,
    "c": 0.20849,
    "h": 310.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11487
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C32BC

secondary

#9AC980

accent

#E1477C

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C32BC

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

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