#8C3ED2#8C3ED2

#8C3ED2 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.216 H 304.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C3ED2
RGB	rgb(140, 62, 210)
HSL	hsl(272, 62%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(272, 70%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.3%, 70.5%, 0%, 17.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.76, 59.17, -63.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.76, 86.45, 313.19°)
OKLab	oklab(54.15% 0.1211 -0.1793)
OKLCH	oklch(54.15% 0.216 304)
XYZ	xyz(24.1680, 13.6739, 62.3264)
Luminance	0.1367 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C3ED2 #84D23E

analogous

#423ED2 #8C3ED2 #D23ECE

triadic

#8C3ED2 #D28C3E #3ED28C

tetradic

#8C3ED2 #D2423E #84D23E #3ECED2

square

#8C3ED2 #D2423E #84D23E #3ECED2

split-complementary

#8C3ED2 #CED23E #3ED242

monochromatic

#4D1C79 #6D28AB #8C3ED2 #AA70DE #C7A1E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.62

#8C3ED2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.73

#8C3ED2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C3ED2

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C3ED2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C3ED2	1.00	5.62	3.73	5.62
#FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066D6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0067CF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E6184

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c3ed2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 62, 210);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.216 304.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37ae1',
    500: '#8c3ed2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c3ed2;
$custom-light: #b37ae1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c3ed2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 210
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.622,
    "s": 62.185,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54147,
    "c": 0.21637,
    "h": 304
  },
  "luminance": 0.13674
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C3ED2

secondary

#B4D696

accent

#E54390

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C3ED2

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

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