#8C33BC#8C33BC

#8C33BC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.207 H 310.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C33BC
RGB	rgb(140, 51, 188)
HSL	hsl(279, 57%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(279, 73%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.5%, 72.9%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.53, 58.96, -55.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.53, 80.95, 316.74°)
OKLab	oklab(51.36% 0.1354 -0.157)
OKLCH	oklch(51.36% 0.207 310.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.0744, 11.5744, 48.6911)
Luminance	0.1157 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C33BC #63BC33

analogous

#4833BC #8C33BC #BC33A8

triadic

#8C33BC #BC8C33 #33BC8C

tetradic

#8C33BC #BC4833 #63BC33 #33A8BC

square

#8C33BC #BC4833 #63BC33 #33A8BC

split-complementary

#8C33BC #A8BC33 #33BC48

monochromatic

#44195C #68268C #8C33BC #A85AD2 #C18ADF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.34

#8C33BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#8C33BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C33BC

6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C33BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C33BC	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)

#005CC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A61B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865275

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c33bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 51, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.207 310.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b273d1',
    500: '#8c33bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c33bc;
$custom-light: #b273d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c33bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.978,
    "s": 57.322,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51358,
    "c": 0.20735,
    "h": 310.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11574
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C33BC

secondary

#9BC981

accent

#E1477D

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C33BC

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

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