#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
RGB	rgb(140, 57, 205)
HSL	hsl(274, 60%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(274, 72%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.7%, 72.2%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.63, 60.20, -61.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.63, 86.41, 314.17°)
OKLab	oklab(53.23% 0.1269 -0.1762)
OKLCH	oklch(53.23% 0.217 305.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.2954, 12.9097, 59.0104)
Luminance	0.1291 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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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
##8C39CD	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)

#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

Preview with #8C39CD

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

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