#8C39CD#8C39CD

#8C39CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.217 H 305.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#8C39CD
RGBrgb(140, 57, 205)
HSLhsl(274, 60%, 51%)
HSVhsv(274, 72%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(31.7%, 72.2%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LABlab(42.63, 60.20, -61.98)
CIE-LCHlch(42.63, 86.41, 314.17°)
OKLaboklab(53.23% 0.1269 -0.1762)
OKLCHoklch(53.23% 0.217 305.8)
XYZxyz(23.2954, 12.9097, 59.0104)
Luminance0.1291 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyviolet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#8C39CD #7ACD39
analogous
#4239CD #8C39CD #CD39C4
triadic
#8C39CD #CD8C39 #39CD8C
tetradic
#8C39CD #CD4239 #7ACD39 #39C4CD
square
#8C39CD #CD4239 #7ACD39 #39C4CD
split-complementary
#8C39CD #C4CD39 #39CD42
monochromatic
#4B1C6F #6C28A0 #8C39CD #A86AD9 #C59BE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.86
#8C39CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58
#8C39CD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C39CD
5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##8C39CD#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##8C39CD1.005.863.585.86
#FFFFFF5.861.0021.001.00
#0000003.5821.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.861.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#0062D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0065CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#805C80
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #8c39cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 57, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.217 305.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b377dd',
    500: '#8c39cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #8c39cd;
$custom-light: #b377dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#8c39cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.649,
    "s": 59.677,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53227,
    "c": 0.2171,
    "h": 305.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12909
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#8C39CD
secondary
#ADD290
accent
#E3458A
background
#FBF7FD
surface
#F6EEFB
border
#D0C9D4
text
#120915
muted
#817B83

Preview Lab

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#8C39CD Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva