#8C3AC8#8C3AC8

#8C3AC8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.211 H 306.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C3AC8
RGB	rgb(140, 58, 200)
HSL	hsl(275, 56%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(275, 71%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(30%, 71%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.42, 58.65, -59.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.42, 83.49, 314.62°)
OKLab	oklab(52.97% 0.1267 -0.1687)
OKLCH	oklch(52.97% 0.211 306.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.7514, 12.7720, 55.8991)
Luminance	0.1277 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C3AC8 #76C83A

analogous

#453AC8 #8C3AC8 #C83ABD

triadic

#8C3AC8 #C88C3A #3AC88C

tetradic

#8C3AC8 #C8453A #76C83A #3ABDC8

square

#8C3AC8 #C8453A #76C83A #3ABDC8

split-complementary

#8C3AC8 #BDC83A #3AC845

monochromatic

#4A1E6A #6B2B9A #8C3AC8 #A86AD5 #C49AE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.91

#8C3AC8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#8C3AC8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C3AC8

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C3AC8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C3AC8	1.00	5.91	3.55	5.91
#FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0465C5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#825B7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c3ac8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 58, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.211 306.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b377da',
    500: '#8c3ac8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c3ac8;
$custom-light: #b377da;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c3ac8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.648,
    "s": 56.349,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52965,
    "c": 0.21095,
    "h": 306.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12772
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C3AC8

secondary

#AACE8F

accent

#E04888

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110915

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C3AC8

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

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