#8C39BA#8C39BA

#8C39BA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.198 H 310.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C39BA
RGB	rgb(140, 57, 186)
HSL	hsl(279, 53%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(279, 69%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.7%, 69.4%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.29, 55.99, -53.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.29, 77.15, 316.53°)
OKLab	oklab(51.86% 0.1296 -0.15)
OKLCH	oklch(51.86% 0.198 310.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.1396, 12.0474, 47.6566)
Luminance	0.1205 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C39BA #67BA39

analogous

#4C39BA #8C39BA #BA39A7

triadic

#8C39BA #BA8C39 #39BA8C

tetradic

#8C39BA #BA4C39 #67BA39 #39A7BA

square

#8C39BA #BA4C39 #67BA39 #39A7BA

split-complementary

#8C39BA #A7BA39 #39BA4C

monochromatic

#451C5C #692B8B #8C39BA #A861CF #C290DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.16

#8C39BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#8C39BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C39BA

6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C39BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C39BA	1.00	6.16	3.41	6.16
#FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2663B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865575

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c39ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 57, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.198 310.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b276cf',
    500: '#8c39ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c39ba;
$custom-light: #b276cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c39ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.605,
    "s": 53.086,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51855,
    "c": 0.19821,
    "h": 310.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12047
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C39BA

secondary

#9EC887

accent

#DC4B7F

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C39BA

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

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