#8C3DC3#8C3DC3

#8C3DC3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.202 H 307.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C3DC3
RGB	rgb(140, 61, 195)
HSL	hsl(275, 53%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(275, 69%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.2%, 68.7%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.54, 56.20, -56.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.54, 79.56, 314.94°)
OKLab	oklab(52.94% 0.1243 -0.1596)
OKLCH	oklch(52.94% 0.202 307.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.3322, 12.8534, 52.9237)
Luminance	0.1285 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C3DC3 #74C33D

analogous

#493DC3 #8C3DC3 #C33DB7

triadic

#8C3DC3 #C38C3D #3DC38C

tetradic

#8C3DC3 #C3493D #74C33D #3DB7C3

square

#8C3DC3 #C3493D #74C33D #3DB7C3

split-complementary

#8C3DC3 #B7C33D #3DC349

monochromatic

#492066 #6B2E95 #8C3DC3 #A86CD1 #C39AE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.88

#8C3DC3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#8C3DC3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C3DC3

5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C3DC3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C3DC3	1.00	5.88	3.57	5.88
#FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D65C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#835A7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c3dc3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 61, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.202 307.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b279d6',
    500: '#8c3dc3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c3dc3;
$custom-light: #b279d6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c3dc3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.373,
    "s": 52.756,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52943,
    "c": 0.20224,
    "h": 307.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12853
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C3DC3

secondary

#A9CC90

accent

#DC4C87

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C3DC3

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

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