#8C41CD#8C41CD

#8C41CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.208 H 304.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C41CD
RGB	rgb(140, 65, 205)
HSL	hsl(272, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(272, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.7%, 68.3%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.89, 56.65, -59.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.89, 82.47, 313.39°)
OKLab	oklab(54.13% 0.1188 -0.1702)
OKLCH	oklch(54.13% 0.208 304.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.7225, 13.7640, 59.1527)
Luminance	0.1376 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C41CD #82CD41

analogous

#4641CD #8C41CD #CD41C8

triadic

#8C41CD #CD8C41 #41CD8C

tetradic

#8C41CD #CD4641 #82CD41 #41C8CD

square

#8C41CD #CD4641 #82CD41 #41C8CD

split-complementary

#8C41CD #C8CD41 #41CD46

monochromatic

#4D1F75 #6D2CA5 #8C41CD #A971DA #C7A2E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.60

#8C41CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#8C41CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C41CD

5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C41CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C41CD	1.00	5.60	3.75	5.60
#FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0968CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#806182

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c41cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 65, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.208 304.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37bdd',
    500: '#8c41cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c41cd;
$custom-light: #b37bdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c41cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.143,
    "s": 58.333,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54128,
    "c": 0.20756,
    "h": 304.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13764
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C41CD

secondary

#B3D397

accent

#E2468E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C41CD

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

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