#8C3EC0#8C3EC0
#8C3EC0 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.198 H 308.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8C3EC0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 62, 192) |
| HSL | hsl(276, 51%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(276, 68%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(27.1%, 67.7%, 0%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.50, 55.07, -54.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.50, 77.57, 315.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.85% 0.1235 -0.1546) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.85% 0.198 308.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.0503, 12.8268, 51.1732) |
| Luminance | 0.1283 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 2.77
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 3.88
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 5.30
Darkviolet
#9400D3
ΔE00 5.88
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 6.48
Royal Purple
#7851A9
ΔE00 6.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8C3EC0 #72C03E
analogous
#4B3EC0 #8C3EC0 #C03EB3
triadic
#8C3EC0 #C08C3E #3EC08C
tetradic
#8C3EC0 #C04B3E #72C03E #3EB3C0
square
#8C3EC0 #C04B3E #72C03E #3EB3C0
split-complementary
#8C3EC0 #B3C03E #3EC04B
monochromatic
#492063 #6A2F92 #8C3EC0 #A86CCF #C39ADE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.89
#8C3EC0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.57
#8C3EC0 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8C3EC0
5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8C3EC0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8C3EC0 | 1.00 | 5.89 | 3.57 | 5.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0061C4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2465BD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#845A7A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8c3ec0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 62, 192); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.198 308.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b279d4',
500: '#8c3ec0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8c3ec0; $custom-light: #b279d4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8c3ec0",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 62,
"b": 192
},
"hsl": {
"h": 276,
"s": 51.181,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52849,
"c": 0.1979,
"h": 308.6
},
"luminance": 0.12826
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8C3EC0
secondary
#A7CA8F
accent
#DB4D86
background
#FBF7FD
surface
#F6EEFA
border
#D0C9D3
text
#110914
muted
#807B83