#8C38CF#8C38CF

#8C38CF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.220 H 305.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C38CF
RGB	rgb(140, 56, 207)
HSL	hsl(273, 61%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(273, 73%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.4%, 72.9%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.63, 61.07, -63.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.63, 87.84, 314.05°)
OKLab	oklab(53.27% 0.1274 -0.1796)
OKLCH	oklch(53.27% 0.22 305.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.4894, 12.9090, 60.2736)
Luminance	0.1291 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C38CF #7BCF38

analogous

#4038CF #8C38CF #CF38C7

triadic

#8C38CF #CF8C38 #38CF8C

tetradic

#8C38CF #CF4038 #7BCF38 #38C7CF

square

#8C38CF #CF4038 #7BCF38 #38C7CF

split-complementary

#8C38CF #C7CF38 #38CF40

monochromatic

#4B1B71 #6C27A3 #8C38CF #A869DB #C59BE7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.86

#8C38CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#8C38CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C38CF

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C38CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C38CF	1.00	5.86	3.58	5.86
#FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0065CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#805D81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c38cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 56, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.220 305.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b376df',
    500: '#8c38cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c38cf;
$custom-light: #b376df;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c38cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.377,
    "s": 61.134,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53273,
    "c": 0.2202,
    "h": 305.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12909
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C38CF

secondary

#AED390

accent

#E4448B

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C38CF

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

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