#8C3DCD#8C3DCD

#8C3DCD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.212 H 305.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C3DCD
RGB	rgb(140, 61, 205)
HSL	hsl(273, 59%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(273, 70%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.7%, 70.2%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.24, 58.47, -60.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.24, 84.48, 313.79°)
OKLab	oklab(53.67% 0.1229 -0.1733)
OKLCH	oklch(53.67% 0.212 305.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.5010, 13.3209, 59.0789)
Luminance	0.1332 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C3DCD #7ECD3D

analogous

#443DCD #8C3DCD #CD3DC6

triadic

#8C3DCD #CD8C3D #3DCD8C

tetradic

#8C3DCD #CD443D #7ECD3D #3DC6CD

square

#8C3DCD #CD443D #7ECD3D #3DC6CD

split-complementary

#8C3DCD #C6CD3D #3DCD44

monochromatic

#4C1D72 #6C2AA3 #8C3DCD #A96EDA #C69EE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.73

#8C3DCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.66

#8C3DCD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C3DCD

5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C3DCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C3DCD	1.00	5.73	3.66	5.73
#FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0066CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#805E81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c3dcd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 61, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.212 305.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b379dd',
    500: '#8c3dcd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c3dcd;
$custom-light: #b379dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c3dcd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.917,
    "s": 59.016,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53665,
    "c": 0.21244,
    "h": 305.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13321
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C3DCD

secondary

#B0D293

accent

#E2468C

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120915

muted

#817B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C3DCD

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

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