#8C3CE0#8C3CE0

#8C3CE0 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.233 H 301.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C3CE0
RGB	rgb(140, 60, 224)
HSL	hsl(269, 73%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(269, 73%, 88%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.5%, 73.2%, 0%, 12.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.50, 63.30, -69.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.50, 94.25, 312.19°)
OKLab	oklab(55% 0.1204 -0.1993)
OKLCH	oklch(55% 0.233 301.1)
XYZ	xyz(25.8823, 14.1888, 71.8817)
Luminance	0.1419 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C3CE0 #90E03C

analogous

#3C3EE0 #8C3CE0 #DE3CE0

triadic

#8C3CE0 #E08C3C #3CE08C

tetradic

#8C3CE0 #E03C3E #90E03C #3CE0DE

square

#8C3CE0 #E03C3E #90E03C #3CE0DE

split-complementary

#8C3CE0 #E0DE3C #3EE03C

monochromatic

#4F168B #6D1FC0 #8C3CE0 #AB71E8 #CAA6F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.47

#8C3CE0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.84

#8C3CE0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C3CE0

5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C3CE0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C3CE0	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)

#0068E5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0068DD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#79668B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c3ce0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 60, 224);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.233 301.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b479eb',
    500: '#8c3ce0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c3ce0;
$custom-light: #b479eb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c3ce0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 224
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.268,
    "s": 72.566,
    "l": 55.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55,
    "c": 0.23283,
    "h": 301.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14189
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C3CE0

secondary

#BDDE9A

accent

#EF3996

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFD

border

#D0C9D5

text

#120A16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C3CE0

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

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