#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
RGBrgb(140, 51, 189)
HSLhsl(279, 58%, 47%)
HSVhsv(279, 73%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(25.9%, 73%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LABlab(40.60, 59.17, -55.95)
CIE-LCHlch(40.60, 81.43, 316.60°)
OKLaboklab(51.43% 0.1353 -0.1584)
OKLCHoklch(51.43% 0.208 310.5)
XYZxyz(21.1826, 11.6177, 49.2608)
Luminance0.1162 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyviolet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

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
##8C33BD1.006.323.326.32
#FFFFFF6.321.0021.001.00
#0000003.3221.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.321.0021.001.00

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

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#8C33BD Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva