#8C38C2#8C38C2

#8C38C2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.207 H 308.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C38C2
RGB	rgb(140, 56, 194)
HSL	hsl(277, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(277, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.8%, 71.1%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.69, 58.18, -57.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.69, 81.53, 315.53°)
OKLab	oklab(52.31% 0.1296 -0.1619)
OKLCH	oklch(52.31% 0.207 308.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.9650, 12.2992, 52.2453)
Luminance	0.1230 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C38C2 #6EC238

analogous

#4738C2 #8C38C2 #C238B3

triadic

#8C38C2 #C28C38 #38C28C

tetradic

#8C38C2 #C24738 #6EC238 #38B3C2

square

#8C38C2 #C24738 #6EC238 #38B3C2

split-complementary

#8C38C2 #B3C238 #38C247

monochromatic

#471D63 #6A2A93 #8C38C2 #A865D2 #C294E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.07

#8C38C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#8C38C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C38C2

6.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C38C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C38C2	1.00	6.07	3.46	6.07
#FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1563BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#845779

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c38c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 56, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.207 308.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b276d5',
    500: '#8c38c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c38c2;
$custom-light: #b276d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c38c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.522,
    "s": 55.2,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52312,
    "c": 0.20735,
    "h": 308.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12299
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C38C2

secondary

#A4CB8A

accent

#DF4984

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFA

border

#D0C8D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C38C2

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

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