#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
RGB	rgb(140, 67, 202)
HSL	hsl(272, 56%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(272, 67%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.7%, 66.8%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.02, 55.01, -57.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.02, 79.93, 313.49°)
OKLab	oklab(54.16% 0.117 -0.1645)
OKLCH	oklch(54.16% 0.202 305.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.4807, 13.8542, 57.3028)
Luminance	0.1385 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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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
##8C43CA	1.00	5.57	3.77	5.57
#FFFFFF	5.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

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

Preview with #8C43CA

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

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