#8C3CDF#8C3CDF

#8C3CDF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.232 H 301.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C3CDF
RGB	rgb(140, 60, 223)
HSL	hsl(269, 72%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(269, 73%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.2%, 73.1%, 0%, 12.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.43, 63.06, -69.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.43, 93.76, 312.27°)
OKLab	oklab(54.92% 0.1206 -0.198)
OKLCH	oklch(54.92% 0.232 301.4)
XYZ	xyz(25.7471, 14.1347, 71.1695)
Luminance	0.1414 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C3CDF #8FDF3C

analogous

#3C3DDF #8C3CDF #DE3CDF

triadic

#8C3CDF #DF8C3C #3CDF8C

tetradic

#8C3CDF #DF3C3D #8FDF3C #3CDFDE

square

#8C3CDF #DF3C3D #8FDF3C #3CDFDE

split-complementary

#8C3CDF #DFDE3C #3DDF3C

monochromatic

#4F178A #6D1FBF #8C3CDF #AB71E8 #CAA5F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.49

#8C3CDF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.83

#8C3CDF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C3CDF

5.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C3CDF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C3CDF	1.00	5.49	3.83	5.49
#FFFFFF	5.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068E4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0068DC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A658B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c3cdf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 60, 223);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.232 301.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b479ea',
    500: '#8c3cdf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c3cdf;
$custom-light: #b479ea;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c3cdf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 223
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.448,
    "s": 71.806,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54921,
    "c": 0.23182,
    "h": 301.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14135
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C3CDF

secondary

#BCDD99

accent

#EF3996

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFD

border

#D0C9D5

text

#120A16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C3CDF

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

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