#8C3BE2#8C3BE2
#8C3BE2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.236 H 300.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8C3BE2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 59, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(269, 74%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(269, 74%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(38.1%, 73.9%, 0%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.51, 64.18, -70.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.51, 95.68, 312.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.05% 0.1209 -0.2026) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.05% 0.236 300.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.1033, 14.1942, 73.3013) |
| Luminance | 0.1419 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 2.54
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 4.08
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 4.33
Bluish Purple
#703BE7
ΔE00 4.50
Vivid Purple
#9900FA
ΔE00 4.50
Violet
#8F00FF
ΔE00 4.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8C3BE2 #91E23B
analogous
#3B3DE2 #8C3BE2 #E03BE2
triadic
#8C3BE2 #E28C3B #3BE28C
tetradic
#8C3BE2 #E23B3D #91E23B #3BE2E0
square
#8C3BE2 #E23B3D #91E23B #3BE2E0
split-complementary
#8C3BE2 #E2E03B #3DE23B
monochromatic
#4F158E #6D1DC3 #8C3BE2 #AB70EA #CBA6F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.47
#8C3BE2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.84
#8C3BE2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8C3BE2
5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8C3BE2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8C3BE2 | 1.00 | 5.47 | 3.84 | 5.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0069E7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0068DF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#79668C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#696969
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8c3be2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 59, 226); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.236 300.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b579ec',
500: '#8c3be2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8c3be2; $custom-light: #b579ec; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8c3be2",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 59,
"b": 226
},
"hsl": {
"h": 269.102,
"s": 74.222,
"l": 55.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55053,
"c": 0.23589,
"h": 300.8
},
"luminance": 0.14194
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8C3BE2
secondary
#BDDF9A
accent
#F13797
background
#FBF7FE
surface
#F6EEFD
border
#D0C9D5
text
#120A16
muted
#817C84