#8C3ABC#8C3ABC

#8C3ABC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.199 H 310.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C3ABC
RGB	rgb(140, 58, 188)
HSL	hsl(278, 53%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(278, 69%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.5%, 69.1%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.58, 55.99, -53.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.58, 77.63, 316.16°)
OKLab	oklab(52.11% 0.1283 -0.1521)
OKLCH	oklch(52.11% 0.199 310.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.4036, 12.2329, 48.8009)
Luminance	0.1223 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C3ABC #6ABC3A

analogous

#4B3ABC #8C3ABC #BC3AAB

triadic

#8C3ABC #BC8C3A #3ABC8C

tetradic

#8C3ABC #BC4B3A #6ABC3A #3AABBC

square

#8C3ABC #BC4B3A #6ABC3A #3AABBC

split-complementary

#8C3ABC #ABBC3A #3ABC4B

monochromatic

#461D5E #692C8D #8C3ABC #A864CF #C293DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.09

#8C3ABC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#8C3ABC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C3ABC

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C3ABC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C3ABC	1.00	6.09	3.45	6.09
#FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2563B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855677

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c3abc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 58, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.199 310.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b277d1',
    500: '#8c3abc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c3abc;
$custom-light: #b277d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c3abc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.846,
    "s": 52.846,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52107,
    "c": 0.19894,
    "h": 310.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12232
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C3ABC

secondary

#A1C989

accent

#DC4C81

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EDF9

border

#D0C8D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C3ABC

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

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