#8C33BB#8C33BB

#8C33BB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.206 H 311.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C33BB
RGB	rgb(140, 51, 187)
HSL	hsl(279, 57%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(279, 73%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.1%, 72.7%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.46, 58.74, -55.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.46, 80.47, 316.89°)
OKLab	oklab(51.29% 0.1356 -0.1556)
OKLCH	oklch(51.29% 0.206 311.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.9670, 11.5315, 48.1254)
Luminance	0.1153 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C33BB #62BB33

analogous

#4833BB #8C33BB #BB33A6

triadic

#8C33BB #BB8C33 #33BB8C

tetradic

#8C33BB #BB4833 #62BB33 #33A6BB

square

#8C33BB #BB4833 #62BB33 #33A6BB

split-complementary

#8C33BB #A6BB33 #33BB48

monochromatic

#44195B #68268B #8C33BB #A859D2 #C189DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.35

#8C33BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#8C33BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C33BB

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C33BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C33BB	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)

#005BBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C61B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865274

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c33bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 51, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.206 311.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b273d0',
    500: '#8c33bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c33bb;
$custom-light: #b273d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c33bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.265,
    "s": 57.143,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51286,
    "c": 0.2064,
    "h": 311.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11531
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C33BB

secondary

#9AC981

accent

#E0477C

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C33BB

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

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