#8C38C8#8C38C8

#8C38C8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.213 H 307.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C38C8
RGB	rgb(140, 56, 200)
HSL	hsl(275, 57%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(275, 72%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(30%, 72%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.11, 59.51, -59.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.11, 84.44, 314.80°)
OKLab	oklab(52.75% 0.1287 -0.1701)
OKLCH	oklch(52.75% 0.213 307.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.6525, 12.5742, 55.8661)
Luminance	0.1257 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C38C8 #74C838

analogous

#4438C8 #8C38C8 #C838BC

triadic

#8C38C8 #C88C38 #38C88C

tetradic

#8C38C8 #C84438 #74C838 #38BCC8

square

#8C38C8 #C84438 #74C838 #38BCC8

split-complementary

#8C38C8 #BCC838 #38C844

monochromatic

#491D69 #6B2A99 #8C38C8 #A868D5 #C398E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.97

#8C38C8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#8C38C8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C38C8

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C38C8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C38C8	1.00	5.97	3.51	5.97
#FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0064C5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#825A7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c38c8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 56, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.213 307.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b376da',
    500: '#8c38c8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c38c8;
$custom-light: #b376da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c38c8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275,
    "s": 56.693,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5275,
    "c": 0.21329,
    "h": 307.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12574
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C38C8

secondary

#A9CE8E

accent

#E04887

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C38C8

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

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