#8C32C2#8C32C2

#8C32C2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.214 H 309.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C32C2
RGB	rgb(140, 50, 194)
HSL	hsl(278, 59%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(278, 74%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.8%, 74.2%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.82, 60.64, -58.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.82, 84.27, 316.02°)
OKLab	oklab(51.7% 0.1354 -0.166)
OKLCH	oklch(51.7% 0.214 309.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.6915, 11.7521, 52.1542)
Luminance	0.1175 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C32C2 #68C232

analogous

#4432C2 #8C32C2 #C232B0

triadic

#8C32C2 #C28C32 #32C28C

tetradic

#8C32C2 #C24432 #68C232 #32B0C2

square

#8C32C2 #C24432 #68C232 #32B0C2

split-complementary

#8C32C2 #B0C232 #32C244

monochromatic

#461961 #692591 #8C32C2 #A85CD5 #C28DE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.27

#8C32C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#8C32C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C32C2

6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C32C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C32C2	1.00	6.27	3.35	6.27
#FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0361BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#845478

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c32c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 50, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.214 309.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b373d5',
    500: '#8c32c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c32c2;
$custom-light: #b373d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c32c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.5,
    "s": 59.016,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51697,
    "c": 0.21419,
    "h": 309.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11752
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C32C2

secondary

#9FCC84

accent

#E24680

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C32C2

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

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