#8C3BDE#8C3BDE

#8C3BDE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.232 H 301.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C3BDE
RGB	rgb(140, 59, 222)
HSL	hsl(270, 71%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(270, 73%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.9%, 73.4%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.20, 63.25, -69.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.20, 93.74, 312.44°)
OKLab	oklab(54.74% 0.1217 -0.1974)
OKLCH	oklch(54.74% 0.232 301.7)
XYZ	xyz(25.5608, 13.9772, 70.4443)
Luminance	0.1398 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C3BDE #8DDE3B

analogous

#3B3BDE #8C3BDE #DE3BDE

triadic

#8C3BDE #DE8C3B #3BDE8C

tetradic

#8C3BDE #DE3B3B #8DDE3B #3BDEDE

square

#8C3BDE #DE3B3B #8DDE3B #3BDEDE

split-complementary

#8C3BDE #DEDE3B #3BDE3B

monochromatic

#4F1788 #6D20BC #8C3BDE #AB6FE7 #C9A4F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.53

#8C3BDE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#8C3BDE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C3BDE

5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C3BDE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C3BDE	1.00	5.53	3.80	5.53
#FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067E3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0068DB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A648A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c3bde;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 59, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.232 301.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b478e9',
    500: '#8c3bde',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c3bde;
$custom-light: #b478e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c3bde",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.816,
    "s": 71.179,
    "l": 55.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54738,
    "c": 0.23189,
    "h": 301.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13977
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C3BDE

secondary

#BBDD98

accent

#EE3A94

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFD

border

#D0C9D5

text

#120916

muted

#817B84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C3BDE

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

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