#8C3BCB#8C3BCB

#8C3BCB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.213 H 306.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C3BCB
RGB	rgb(140, 59, 203)
HSL	hsl(274, 58%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(274, 71%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(31%, 70.9%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.79, 58.89, -60.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.79, 84.48, 314.20°)
OKLab	oklab(53.3% 0.1252 -0.172)
OKLCH	oklch(53.3% 0.213 306.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.1563, 13.0154, 57.7807)
Luminance	0.1301 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C3BCB #7ACB3B

analogous

#443BCB #8C3BCB #CB3BC2

triadic

#8C3BCB #CB8C3B #3BCB8C

tetradic

#8C3BCB #CB443B #7ACB3B #3BC2CB

square

#8C3BCB #CB443B #7ACB3B #3BC2CB

split-complementary

#8C3BCB #C2CB3B #3BCB44

monochromatic

#4B1D6E #6C2A9F #8C3BCB #A86BD8 #C59CE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.83

#8C3BCB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.60

#8C3BCB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C3BCB

5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C3BCB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C3BCB	1.00	5.83	3.60	5.83
#FFFFFF	5.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0065C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#815D7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c3bcb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 59, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.213 306.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b378dc',
    500: '#8c3bcb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c3bcb;
$custom-light: #b378dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c3bcb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.75,
    "s": 58.065,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53295,
    "c": 0.21278,
    "h": 306.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13015
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C3BCB

secondary

#ADD191

accent

#E1478A

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C3BCB

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

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