#8C3ADD#8C3ADD

#8C3ADD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.232 H 302.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C3ADD
RGB	rgb(140, 58, 221)
HSL	hsl(270, 71%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(270, 74%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.7%, 73.8%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.98, 63.44, -68.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.98, 93.72, 312.60°)
OKLab	oklab(54.56% 0.1228 -0.1968)
OKLCH	oklch(54.56% 0.232 302)
XYZ	xyz(25.3763, 13.8219, 69.7236)
Luminance	0.1382 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C3ADD #8BDD3A

analogous

#3B3ADD #8C3ADD #DD3ADD

triadic

#8C3ADD #DD8C3A #3ADD8C

tetradic

#8C3ADD #DD3B3A #8BDD3A #3ADDDD

square

#8C3ADD #DD3B3A #8BDD3A #3ADDDD

split-complementary

#8C3ADD #DDDD3A #3ADD3B

monochromatic

#4F1786 #6D20BA #8C3ADD #AA6EE6 #C9A2EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.58

#8C3ADD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.76

#8C3ADD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C3ADD

5.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C3ADD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C3ADD	1.00	5.58	3.76	5.58
#FFFFFF	5.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067E2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0067DA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7B6389

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c3add;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 58, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.232 302.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b478e9',
    500: '#8c3add',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c3add;
$custom-light: #b478e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c3add",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.184,
    "s": 70.563,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54557,
    "c": 0.23194,
    "h": 302
  },
  "luminance": 0.13822
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C3ADD

secondary

#B9DC97

accent

#ED3A93

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFD

border

#D0C9D5

text

#120916

muted

#817B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C3ADD

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

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