#8C43CA#8C43CA

#8C43CA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.202 H 305.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#8C43CA
RGBrgb(140, 67, 202)
HSLhsl(272, 56%, 53%)
HSVhsv(272, 67%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(30.7%, 66.8%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LABlab(44.02, 55.01, -57.99)
CIE-LCHlch(44.02, 79.93, 313.49°)
OKLaboklab(54.16% 0.117 -0.1645)
OKLCHoklch(54.16% 0.202 305.4)
XYZxyz(23.4807, 13.8542, 57.3028)
Luminance0.1385 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyviolet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#8C43CA #81CA43
analogous
#4843CA #8C43CA #CA43C5
triadic
#8C43CA #CA8C43 #43CA8C
tetradic
#8C43CA #CA4843 #81CA43 #43C5CA
square
#8C43CA #CA4843 #81CA43 #43C5CA
split-complementary
#8C43CA #C5CA43 #43CA48
monochromatic
#4D2072 #6D2EA2 #8C43CA #A973D7 #C6A2E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.57
#8C43CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.77
#8C43CA on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C43CA
5.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##8C43CA#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##8C43CA1.005.573.775.57
#FFFFFF5.571.0021.001.00
#0000003.7721.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.571.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#0066CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1968C7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#816181
Achromatopsia (no color)
#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #8c43ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 67, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.202 305.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27cdb',
    500: '#8c43ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #8c43ca;
$custom-light: #b27cdb;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#8c43ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.444,
    "s": 56.017,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54156,
    "c": 0.20186,
    "h": 305.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13854
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#8C43CA
secondary
#B2D297
accent
#DF488E
background
#FBF7FD
surface
#F6EEFB
border
#D0C9D4
text
#110A15
muted
#807C83

Preview Lab

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#8C43CA Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva