#8C3AD2#8C3AD2

#8C3AD2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.221 H 304.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C3AD2
RGB	rgb(140, 58, 210)
HSL	hsl(272, 63%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(272, 72%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.3%, 72.4%, 0%, 17.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.14, 60.91, -64.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.14, 88.37, 313.57°)
OKLab	oklab(53.71% 0.125 -0.1822)
OKLCH	oklch(53.71% 0.221 304.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.9585, 13.2548, 62.2565)
Luminance	0.1326 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C3AD2 #80D23A

analogous

#403AD2 #8C3AD2 #D23ACC

triadic

#8C3AD2 #D28C3A #3AD28C

tetradic

#8C3AD2 #D2403A #80D23A #3ACCD2

square

#8C3AD2 #D2403A #80D23A #3ACCD2

split-complementary

#8C3AD2 #CCD23A #3AD240

monochromatic

#4C1B77 #6D26A8 #8C3AD2 #A96CDD #C69EE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.75

#8C3AD2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#8C3AD2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C3AD2

5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C3AD2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C3AD2	1.00	5.75	3.65	5.75
#FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064D6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0066CF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F5F83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c3ad2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 58, 210);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.221 304.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b377e1',
    500: '#8c3ad2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c3ad2;
$custom-light: #b377e1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c3ad2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 210
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.368,
    "s": 62.81,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53709,
    "c": 0.22096,
    "h": 304.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13255
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C3AD2

secondary

#B1D593

accent

#E6428D

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C3AD2

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

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