#8C3ACA#8C3ACA

#8C3ACA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.213 H 306.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C3ACA
RGB	rgb(140, 58, 202)
HSL	hsl(274, 58%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(274, 71%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.7%, 71.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.56, 59.10, -60.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.56, 84.47, 314.40°)
OKLab	oklab(53.11% 0.1264 -0.1714)
OKLCH	oklch(53.11% 0.213 306.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.9866, 12.8661, 57.1381)
Luminance	0.1287 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C3ACA #78CA3A

analogous

#443ACA #8C3ACA #CA3AC0

triadic

#8C3ACA #CA8C3A #3ACA8C

tetradic

#8C3ACA #CA443A #78CA3A #3AC0CA

square

#8C3ACA #CA443A #78CA3A #3AC0CA

split-complementary

#8C3ACA #C0CA3A #3ACA44

monochromatic

#4A1D6C #6B2A9D #8C3ACA #A86AD7 #C49AE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.88

#8C3ACA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#8C3ACA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C3ACA

5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C3ACA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C3ACA	1.00	5.88	3.57	5.88
#FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0065C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#815C7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c3aca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 58, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.213 306.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b377db',
    500: '#8c3aca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c3aca;
$custom-light: #b377db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c3aca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.167,
    "s": 57.6,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53112,
    "c": 0.21296,
    "h": 306.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12866
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C3ACA

secondary

#ABD090

accent

#E14789

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C3ACA

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

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