#8C38BC#8C38BC

#8C38BC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.201 H 310.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C38BC
RGB	rgb(140, 56, 188)
HSL	hsl(278, 54%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(278, 70%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.5%, 70.2%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.27, 56.86, -54.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.27, 78.61, 316.33°)
OKLab	oklab(51.88% 0.1304 -0.1535)
OKLCH	oklch(51.88% 0.201 310.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.3047, 12.0351, 48.7679)
Luminance	0.1203 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C38BC #68BC38

analogous

#4A38BC #8C38BC #BC38AA

triadic

#8C38BC #BC8C38 #38BC8C

tetradic

#8C38BC #BC4A38 #68BC38 #38AABC

square

#8C38BC #BC4A38 #68BC38 #38AABC

split-complementary

#8C38BC #AABC38 #38BC4A

monochromatic

#461C5E #692A8D #8C38BC #A861D0 #C290DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.16

#8C38BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#8C38BC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C38BC

6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C38BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C38BC	1.00	6.16	3.41	6.16
#FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2263B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855576

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c38bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 56, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.201 310.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b276d1',
    500: '#8c38bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c38bc;
$custom-light: #b276d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c38bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.182,
    "s": 54.098,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51884,
    "c": 0.20143,
    "h": 310.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12035
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C38BC

secondary

#9FC987

accent

#DD4A80

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C38BC

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

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