#8C3EE3#8C3EE3

#8C3EE3 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.234 H 300.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C3EE3
RGB	rgb(140, 62, 227)
HSL	hsl(268, 75%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(268, 73%, 89%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.3%, 72.7%, 0%, 11%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.03, 63.15, -70.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.03, 94.77, 311.78°)
OKLab	oklab(55.45% 0.118 -0.2018)
OKLCH	oklch(55.45% 0.234 300.3)
XYZ	xyz(26.3995, 14.5665, 74.0789)
Luminance	0.1457 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C3EE3 #95E33E

analogous

#3E43E3 #8C3EE3 #DF3EE3

triadic

#8C3EE3 #E38C3E #3EE38C

tetradic

#8C3EE3 #E33E43 #95E33E #3EE3DF

square

#8C3EE3 #E33E43 #95E33E #3EE3DF

split-complementary

#8C3EE3 #E3DF3E #43E33E

monochromatic

#501591 #6D1DC7 #8C3EE3 #AC73EB #CCA9F3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.37

#8C3EE3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.91

#8C3EE3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C3EE3

5.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C3EE3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C3EE3	1.00	5.37	3.91	5.37
#FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006AE8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0069E0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#78688D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c3ee3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 62, 227);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.234 300.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47aed',
    500: '#8c3ee3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c3ee3;
$custom-light: #b47aed;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c3ee3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 227
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.364,
    "s": 74.661,
    "l": 56.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55447,
    "c": 0.23373,
    "h": 300.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14567
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C3EE3

secondary

#C0E09D

accent

#F13799

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFD

border

#D0C9D5

text

#120A16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C3EE3

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

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