#8C33BD#8C33BD

#8C33BD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.208 H 310.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C33BD
RGB	rgb(140, 51, 189)
HSL	hsl(279, 58%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(279, 73%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.9%, 73%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.60, 59.17, -55.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.60, 81.43, 316.60°)
OKLab	oklab(51.43% 0.1353 -0.1584)
OKLCH	oklch(51.43% 0.208 310.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.1826, 11.6177, 49.2608)
Luminance	0.1162 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C33BD #64BD33

analogous

#4733BD #8C33BD #BD33A9

triadic

#8C33BD #BD8C33 #33BD8C

tetradic

#8C33BD #BD4733 #64BD33 #33A9BD

square

#8C33BD #BD4733 #64BD33 #33A9BD

split-complementary

#8C33BD #A9BD33 #33BD47

monochromatic

#45195D #68268D #8C33BD #A85BD3 #C28BE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.32

#8C33BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#8C33BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C33BD

6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C33BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C33BD	1.00	6.32	3.32	6.32
#FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1761BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855275

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c33bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 51, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.208 310.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b273d2',
    500: '#8c33bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c33bd;
$custom-light: #b273d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c33bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.696,
    "s": 57.5,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5143,
    "c": 0.20831,
    "h": 310.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11617
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C33BD

secondary

#9CCA82

accent

#E1477E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C33BD

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

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