#8C3ACE#8C3ACE

#8C3ACE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.217 H 305.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C3ACE
RGB	rgb(140, 58, 206)
HSL	hsl(273, 60%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(273, 72%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(32%, 71.8%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.85, 60.00, -62.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.85, 86.42, 313.97°)
OKLab	oklab(53.41% 0.1257 -0.1768)
OKLCH	oklch(53.41% 0.217 305.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.4664, 13.0580, 59.6647)
Luminance	0.1306 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C3ACE #7CCE3A

analogous

#423ACE #8C3ACE #CE3AC6

triadic

#8C3ACE #CE8C3A #3ACE8C

tetradic

#8C3ACE #CE423A #7CCE3A #3AC6CE

square

#8C3ACE #CE423A #7CCE3A #3AC6CE

split-complementary

#8C3ACE #C6CE3A #3ACE42

monochromatic

#4B1C71 #6C28A2 #8C3ACE #A96BDA #C59CE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.81

#8C3ACE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.61

#8C3ACE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C3ACE

5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C3ACE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C3ACE	1.00	5.81	3.61	5.81
#FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0065CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#805D81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c3ace;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 58, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.217 305.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b377de',
    500: '#8c3ace',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c3ace;
$custom-light: #b377de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c3ace",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.243,
    "s": 60.163,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53409,
    "c": 0.21696,
    "h": 305.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13058
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C3ACE

secondary

#AED291

accent

#E3448B

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C3ACE

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

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