#8C3CC4#8C3CC4

#8C3CC4 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.204 H 307.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C3CC4
RGB	rgb(140, 60, 196)
HSL	hsl(275, 54%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(275, 69%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.6%, 69.4%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.45, 56.87, -57.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.45, 80.55, 314.91°)
OKLab	oklab(52.9% 0.1252 -0.1617)
OKLCH	oklch(52.9% 0.205 307.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.3928, 12.7930, 53.5035)
Luminance	0.1279 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C3CC4 #74C43C

analogous

#483CC4 #8C3CC4 #C43CB8

triadic

#8C3CC4 #C48C3C #3CC48C

tetradic

#8C3CC4 #C4483C #74C43C #3CB8C4

square

#8C3CC4 #C4483C #74C43C #3CB8C4

split-complementary

#8C3CC4 #B8C43C #3CC448

monochromatic

#491F67 #6B2D96 #8C3CC4 #A86BD2 #C39AE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.90

#8C3CC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#8C3CC4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C3CC4

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C3CC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C3CC4	1.00	5.90	3.56	5.90
#FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1865C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#835A7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c3cc4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 60, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.204 307.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b278d7',
    500: '#8c3cc4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c3cc4;
$custom-light: #b278d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c3cc4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.294,
    "s": 53.543,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52899,
    "c": 0.2045,
    "h": 307.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12793
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C3CC4

secondary

#A9CC90

accent

#DD4B87

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C3CC4

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

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