#8C3CC3#8C3CC3

#8C3CC3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.203 H 308.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C3CC3
RGB	rgb(140, 60, 195)
HSL	hsl(276, 53%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(276, 69%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.2%, 69.2%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.38, 56.65, -56.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.38, 80.06, 315.04°)
OKLab	oklab(52.83% 0.1253 -0.1603)
OKLCH	oklch(52.83% 0.203 308)
XYZ	xyz(22.2794, 12.7476, 52.9060)
Luminance	0.1275 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C3CC3 #73C33C

analogous

#493CC3 #8C3CC3 #C33CB6

triadic

#8C3CC3 #C38C3C #3CC38C

tetradic

#8C3CC3 #C3493C #73C33C #3CB6C3

square

#8C3CC3 #C3493C #73C33C #3CB6C3

split-complementary

#8C3CC3 #B6C33C #3CC349

monochromatic

#491F65 #6A2E94 #8C3CC3 #A86BD1 #C39AE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#8C3CC3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#8C3CC3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C3CC3

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C3CC3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C3CC3	1.00	5.92	3.55	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1B65C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#835A7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c3cc3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 60, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.203 308.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b278d6',
    500: '#8c3cc3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c3cc3;
$custom-light: #b278d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c3cc3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.556,
    "s": 52.941,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52828,
    "c": 0.20349,
    "h": 308
  },
  "luminance": 0.12747
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C3CC3

secondary

#A8CC8F

accent

#DC4B86

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C3CC3

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

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