#8C38CC#8C38CC

#8C38CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.217 H 306.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C38CC
RGB	rgb(140, 56, 204)
HSL	hsl(274, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(274, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.4%, 72.5%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.40, 60.40, -61.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.40, 86.39, 314.36°)
OKLab	oklab(53.05% 0.128 -0.1755)
OKLCH	oklch(53.05% 0.217 306.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.1261, 12.7636, 58.3604)
Luminance	0.1276 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C38CC #78CC38

analogous

#4238CC #8C38CC #CC38C2

triadic

#8C38CC #CC8C38 #38CC8C

tetradic

#8C38CC #CC4238 #78CC38 #38C2CC

square

#8C38CC #CC4238 #78CC38 #38C2CC

split-complementary

#8C38CC #C2CC38 #38CC42

monochromatic

#4A1C6E #6B299E #8C38CC #A869D8 #C499E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.91

#8C38CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#8C38CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C38CC

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C38CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C38CC	1.00	5.91	3.55	5.91
#FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0064C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#815B7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c38cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 56, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.217 306.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b376dc',
    500: '#8c38cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c38cc;
$custom-light: #b376dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c38cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.054,
    "s": 59.2,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53047,
    "c": 0.21724,
    "h": 306.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12763
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C38CC

secondary

#ABD18F

accent

#E24589

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C38CC

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

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