#8C3ABA#8C3ABA

#8C3ABA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.197 H 310.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C3ABA
RGB	rgb(140, 58, 186)
HSL	hsl(278, 52%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(278, 69%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.7%, 68.8%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.45, 55.55, -52.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.45, 76.65, 316.45°)
OKLab	oklab(51.97% 0.1285 -0.1493)
OKLCH	oklch(51.97% 0.197 310.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.1895, 12.1472, 47.6733)
Luminance	0.1215 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C3ABA #68BA3A

analogous

#4C3ABA #8C3ABA #BA3AA8

triadic

#8C3ABA #BA8C3A #3ABA8C

tetradic

#8C3ABA #BA4C3A #68BA3A #3AA8BA

square

#8C3ABA #BA4C3A #68BA3A #3AA8BA

split-complementary

#8C3ABA #A8BA3A #3ABA4C

monochromatic

#461D5D #692B8B #8C3ABA #A863CE #C292DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#8C3ABA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#8C3ABA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C3ABA

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C3ABA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C3ABA	1.00	6.12	3.43	6.12
#FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2863B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865576

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c3aba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 58, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.197 310.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b277cf',
    500: '#8c3aba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c3aba;
$custom-light: #b277cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c3aba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.438,
    "s": 52.459,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51968,
    "c": 0.19695,
    "h": 310.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12147
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C3ABA

secondary

#9FC888

accent

#DC4C80

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C3ABA

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

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