#8C32BE#8C32BE

#8C32BE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.210 H 310.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C32BE
RGB	rgb(140, 50, 190)
HSL	hsl(279, 58%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(279, 74%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.3%, 73.7%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.53, 59.78, -56.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.53, 82.36, 316.54°)
OKLab	oklab(51.4% 0.1361 -0.1605)
OKLCH	oklch(51.4% 0.21 310.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.2483, 11.5748, 49.8200)
Luminance	0.1157 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C32BE #64BE32

analogous

#4632BE #8C32BE #BE32AA

triadic

#8C32BE #BE8C32 #32BE8C

tetradic

#8C32BE #BE4632 #64BE32 #32AABE

square

#8C32BE #BE4632 #64BE32 #32AABE

split-complementary

#8C32BE #AABE32 #32BE46

monochromatic

#45195D #68258E #8C32BE #A85AD3 #C18AE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.34

#8C32BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#8C32BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C32BE

6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C32BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C32BE	1.00	6.34	3.31	6.34
#FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1361BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855276

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c32be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 50, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.210 310.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b273d2',
    500: '#8c32be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c32be;
$custom-light: #b273d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c32be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.571,
    "s": 58.333,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51403,
    "c": 0.21039,
    "h": 310.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11574
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C32BE

secondary

#9CCA82

accent

#E2467E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C32BE

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

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