#8C34CD#8C34CD

#8C34CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.223 H 306.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C34CD
RGB	rgb(140, 52, 205)
HSL	hsl(275, 60%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(275, 75%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.7%, 74.6%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.91, 62.25, -63.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.91, 88.68, 314.59°)
OKLab	oklab(52.72% 0.1315 -0.1796)
OKLCH	oklch(52.72% 0.223 306.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.0602, 12.4394, 58.9320)
Luminance	0.1244 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C34CD #75CD34

analogous

#4034CD #8C34CD #CD34C1

triadic

#8C34CD #CD8C34 #34CD8C

tetradic

#8C34CD #CD4034 #75CD34 #34C1CD

square

#8C34CD #CD4034 #75CD34 #34C1CD

split-complementary

#8C34CD #C1CD34 #34CD40

monochromatic

#491B6C #6B279D #8C34CD #A865D9 #C496E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.02

#8C34CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#8C34CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C34CD

6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C34CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C34CD	1.00	6.02	3.49	6.02
#FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#805A7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c34cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 52, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.223 306.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b374dd',
    500: '#8c34cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c34cd;
$custom-light: #b374dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c34cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.51,
    "s": 60.474,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52718,
    "c": 0.22257,
    "h": 306.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12439
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C34CD

secondary

#A9D18C

accent

#E44488

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C34CD

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

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