#8C3CD1#8C3CD1

#8C3CD1 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.218 H 304.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C3CD1
RGB	rgb(140, 60, 209)
HSL	hsl(272, 62%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(272, 71%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(33%, 71.3%, 0%, 18%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.38, 59.82, -63.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.38, 86.93, 313.48°)
OKLab	oklab(53.85% 0.1233 -0.1794)
OKLCH	oklch(53.85% 0.218 304.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.9371, 13.4107, 61.6367)
Luminance	0.1341 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C3CD1 #81D13C

analogous

#413CD1 #8C3CD1 #D13CCB

triadic

#8C3CD1 #D18C3C #3CD18C

tetradic

#8C3CD1 #D1413C #81D13C #3CCBD1

square

#8C3CD1 #D1413C #81D13C #3CCBD1

split-complementary

#8C3CD1 #CBD13C #3CD141

monochromatic

#4D1C77 #6D28A8 #8C3CD1 #A96EDD #C69FE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.70

#8C3CD1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.68

#8C3CD1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C3CD1

5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C3CD1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C3CD1	1.00	5.70	3.68	5.70
#FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065D5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0066CE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F5F83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c3cd1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 60, 209);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.218 304.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b378e0',
    500: '#8c3cd1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c3cd1;
$custom-light: #b378e0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c3cd1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 209
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.215,
    "s": 61.826,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5385,
    "c": 0.21769,
    "h": 304.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13411
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C3CD1

secondary

#B2D594

accent

#E5438E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C3CD1

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

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