#8C3BD2#8C3BD2

#8C3BD2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.220 H 304.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C3BD2
RGB	rgb(140, 59, 210)
HSL	hsl(272, 63%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(272, 72%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.3%, 71.9%, 0%, 17.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.30, 60.49, -63.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.30, 87.90, 313.48°)
OKLab	oklab(53.82% 0.1241 -0.1815)
OKLCH	oklch(53.82% 0.22 304.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.0094, 13.3566, 62.2735)
Luminance	0.1336 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C3BD2 #81D23B

analogous

#403BD2 #8C3BD2 #D23BCD

triadic

#8C3BD2 #D28C3B #3BD28C

tetradic

#8C3BD2 #D2403B #81D23B #3BCDD2

square

#8C3BD2 #D2403B #81D23B #3BCDD2

split-complementary

#8C3BD2 #CDD23B #3BD240

monochromatic

#4D1B77 #6D27A9 #8C3BD2 #A96DDD #C69FE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.72

#8C3BD2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#8C3BD2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C3BD2

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C3BD2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C3BD2	1.00	5.72	3.67	5.72
#FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.72	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: #8c3bd2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 59, 210);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.220 304.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b378e1',
    500: '#8c3bd2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c3bd2;
$custom-light: #b378e1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c3bd2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 210
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.185,
    "s": 62.656,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53816,
    "c": 0.21983,
    "h": 304.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13357
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C3BD2

secondary

#B2D594

accent

#E6428E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C3BD2

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

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