#8C38CD#8C38CD

#8C38CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.218 H 305.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C38CD
RGB	rgb(140, 56, 205)
HSL	hsl(274, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(274, 73%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.7%, 72.7%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.48, 60.62, -62.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.48, 86.87, 314.25°)
OKLab	oklab(53.12% 0.1278 -0.1769)
OKLCH	oklch(53.12% 0.218 305.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.2464, 12.8118, 58.9940)
Luminance	0.1281 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C38CD #79CD38

analogous

#4138CD #8C38CD #CD38C3

triadic

#8C38CD #CD8C38 #38CD8C

tetradic

#8C38CD #CD4138 #79CD38 #38C3CD

square

#8C38CD #CD4138 #79CD38 #38C3CD

split-complementary

#8C38CD #C3CD38 #38CD41

monochromatic

#4B1C6F #6C28A0 #8C38CD #A869D9 #C59AE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#8C38CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#8C38CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C38CD

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C38CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C38CD	1.00	5.89	3.56	5.89
#FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0065CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#805C80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c38cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 56, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.218 305.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b376dd',
    500: '#8c38cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c38cd;
$custom-light: #b376dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c38cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.826,
    "s": 59.839,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53122,
    "c": 0.21823,
    "h": 305.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12812
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C38CD

secondary

#ACD18F

accent

#E3458A

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C38CD

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

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