#8C33BA#8C33BA

#8C33BA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.205 H 311.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C33BA
RGB	rgb(140, 51, 186)
HSL	hsl(280, 57%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(280, 73%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.7%, 72.6%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.39, 58.53, -54.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.39, 79.99, 317.03°)
OKLab	oklab(51.22% 0.1357 -0.1542)
OKLCH	oklch(51.22% 0.205 311.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.8603, 11.4888, 47.5635)
Luminance	0.1149 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C33BA #61BA33

analogous

#4933BA #8C33BA #BA33A5

triadic

#8C33BA #BA8C33 #33BA8C

tetradic

#8C33BA #BA4933 #61BA33 #33A5BA

square

#8C33BA #BA4933 #61BA33 #33A5BA

split-complementary

#8C33BA #A5BA33 #33BA49

monochromatic

#44195A #68268A #8C33BA #A859D1 #C189DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.37

#8C33BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#8C33BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C33BA

6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C33BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C33BA	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)

#005BBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E61B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865174

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c33ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 51, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.205 311.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b273cf',
    500: '#8c33ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c33ba;
$custom-light: #b273cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c33ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.556,
    "s": 56.962,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51215,
    "c": 0.20544,
    "h": 311.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11488
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C33BA

secondary

#99C980

accent

#E0487C

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C33BA

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

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