#8C41CE#8C41CE

#8C41CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.209 H 304.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C41CE
RGB	rgb(140, 65, 206)
HSL	hsl(272, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(272, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(32%, 68.4%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.96, 56.88, -60.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.96, 82.96, 313.28°)
OKLab	oklab(54.2% 0.1187 -0.1716)
OKLCH	oklch(54.2% 0.209 304.7)
XYZ	xyz(23.8436, 13.8124, 59.7905)
Luminance	0.1381 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C41CE #83CE41

analogous

#4541CE #8C41CE #CE41C9

triadic

#8C41CE #CE8C41 #41CE8C

tetradic

#8C41CE #CE4541 #83CE41 #41C9CE

square

#8C41CE #CE4541 #83CE41 #41C9CE

split-complementary

#8C41CE #C9CE41 #41CE45

monochromatic

#4D1E76 #6D2BA7 #8C41CE #A972DB #C7A2E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.58

#8C41CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.76

#8C41CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C41CE

5.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C41CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C41CE	1.00	5.58	3.76	5.58
#FFFFFF	5.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0468CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#806183

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c41ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 65, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.209 304.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37bde',
    500: '#8c41ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c41ce;
$custom-light: #b37bde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c41ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.915,
    "s": 58.996,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.542,
    "c": 0.2086,
    "h": 304.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13812
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C41CE

secondary

#B3D497

accent

#E2468F

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C41CE

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →