#8C3ACC#8C3ACC

#8C3ACC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.215 H 305.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C3ACC
RGB	rgb(140, 58, 204)
HSL	hsl(274, 59%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(274, 72%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.4%, 71.6%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.70, 59.55, -61.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.70, 85.45, 314.18°)
OKLab	oklab(53.26% 0.1261 -0.1741)
OKLCH	oklch(53.26% 0.215 305.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.2250, 12.9614, 58.3933)
Luminance	0.1296 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C3ACC #7ACC3A

analogous

#433ACC #8C3ACC #CC3AC3

triadic

#8C3ACC #CC8C3A #3ACC8C

tetradic

#8C3ACC #CC433A #7ACC3A #3AC3CC

square

#8C3ACC #CC433A #7ACC3A #3AC3CC

split-complementary

#8C3ACC #C3CC3A #3ACC43

monochromatic

#4B1D6F #6C29A0 #8C3ACC #A86BD9 #C59BE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#8C3ACC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#8C3ACC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C3ACC

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C3ACC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C3ACC	1.00	5.85	3.59	5.85
#FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0065C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#815C7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c3acc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 58, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.215 305.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b377dc',
    500: '#8c3acc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c3acc;
$custom-light: #b377dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c3acc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.699,
    "s": 58.871,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5326,
    "c": 0.21496,
    "h": 305.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12961
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C3ACC

secondary

#ADD191

accent

#E2468A

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C3ACC

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

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