#8C3BC1#8C3BC1

#8C3BC1 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.203 H 308.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C3BC1
RGB	rgb(140, 59, 193)
HSL	hsl(276, 53%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(276, 69%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.5%, 69.4%, 0%, 24.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.08, 56.65, -55.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.08, 79.58, 315.39°)
OKLab	oklab(52.57% 0.1266 -0.1583)
OKLCH	oklch(52.57% 0.203 308.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.0029, 12.5540, 51.7058)
Luminance	0.1255 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C3BC1 #70C13B

analogous

#493BC1 #8C3BC1 #C13BB3

triadic

#8C3BC1 #C18C3B #3BC18C

tetradic

#8C3BC1 #C1493B #70C13B #3BB3C1

square

#8C3BC1 #C1493B #70C13B #3BB3C1

split-complementary

#8C3BC1 #B3C13B #3BC149

monochromatic

#481E63 #6A2D92 #8C3BC1 #A868D1 #C397DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.98

#8C3BC1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#8C3BC1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C3BC1

5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C3BC1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C3BC1	1.00	5.98	3.51	5.98
#FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060C5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D64BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#84597A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c3bc1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 59, 193);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.203 308.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b277d4',
    500: '#8c3bc1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c3bc1;
$custom-light: #b277d4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c3bc1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 193
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.269,
    "s": 53.175,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52572,
    "c": 0.20272,
    "h": 308.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12554
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C3BC1

secondary

#A5CB8D

accent

#DD4B85

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C3BC1

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

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