#8C32BD#8C32BD

#8C32BD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.209 H 310.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C32BD
RGB	rgb(140, 50, 189)
HSL	hsl(279, 58%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(279, 74%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.9%, 73.5%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.46, 59.57, -56.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.46, 81.88, 316.68°)
OKLab	oklab(51.33% 0.1362 -0.1591)
OKLCH	oklch(51.33% 0.209 310.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.1393, 11.5313, 49.2464)
Luminance	0.1153 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C32BD #63BD32

analogous

#4732BD #8C32BD #BD32A9

triadic

#8C32BD #BD8C32 #32BD8C

tetradic

#8C32BD #BD4732 #63BD32 #32A9BD

square

#8C32BD #BD4732 #63BD32 #32A9BD

split-complementary

#8C32BD #A9BD32 #32BD47

monochromatic

#44185C #68258D #8C32BD #A859D3 #C189E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.35

#8C32BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#8C32BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C32BD

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C32BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C32BD	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)

#005BC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1661BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855275

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c32bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 50, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.209 310.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b273d2',
    500: '#8c32bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c32bd;
$custom-light: #b273d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c32bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.849,
    "s": 58.159,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5133,
    "c": 0.20943,
    "h": 310.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11531
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C32BD

secondary

#9BCA81

accent

#E1467D

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C32BD

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

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