#8C38CB#8C38CB

#8C38CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.216 H 306.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C38CB
RGB	rgb(140, 56, 203)
HSL	hsl(274, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(274, 72%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(31%, 72.4%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.33, 60.18, -61.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.33, 85.90, 314.47°)
OKLab	oklab(52.97% 0.1282 -0.1742)
OKLCH	oklch(52.97% 0.216 306.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.0065, 12.7158, 57.7307)
Luminance	0.1272 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C38CB #77CB38

analogous

#4238CB #8C38CB #CB38C0

triadic

#8C38CB #CB8C38 #38CB8C

tetradic

#8C38CB #CB4238 #77CB38 #38C0CB

square

#8C38CB #CB4238 #77CB38 #38C0CB

split-complementary

#8C38CB #C0CB38 #38CB42

monochromatic

#4A1C6C #6B299D #8C38CB #A869D8 #C499E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.93

#8C38CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#8C38CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C38CB

5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C38CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C38CB	1.00	5.93	3.54	5.93
#FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0064C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#815B7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c38cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 56, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.216 306.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b376dc',
    500: '#8c38cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c38cb;
$custom-light: #b376dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c38cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.286,
    "s": 58.566,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52972,
    "c": 0.21625,
    "h": 306.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12716
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C38CB

secondary

#ABD08F

accent

#E24689

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C38CB

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

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