#8C39CB#8C39CB

#8C39CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.215 H 306.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C39CB
RGB	rgb(140, 57, 203)
HSL	hsl(274, 58%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(274, 72%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(31%, 71.9%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.48, 59.75, -61.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.48, 85.43, 314.38°)
OKLab	oklab(53.08% 0.1272 -0.1735)
OKLCH	oklch(53.08% 0.215 306.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.0555, 12.8137, 57.7470)
Luminance	0.1281 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C39CB #78CB39

analogous

#4339CB #8C39CB #CB39C1

triadic

#8C39CB #CB8C39 #39CB8C

tetradic

#8C39CB #CB4339 #78CB39 #39C1CB

square

#8C39CB #CB4339 #78CB39 #39C1CB

split-complementary

#8C39CB #C1CB39 #39CB43

monochromatic

#4A1D6D #6B299D #8C39CB #A869D8 #C49AE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#8C39CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#8C39CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C39CB

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C39CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C39CB	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)

#0062CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0065C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#815B7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c39cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 57, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.215 306.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b377dc',
    500: '#8c39cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c39cb;
$custom-light: #b377dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c39cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.11,
    "s": 58.4,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53078,
    "c": 0.21511,
    "h": 306.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12814
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C39CB

secondary

#ABD090

accent

#E24689

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EDFB

border

#D0C8D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C39CB

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

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