#8C43CB#8C43CB

#8C43CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.203 H 305.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C43CB
RGB	rgb(140, 67, 203)
HSL	hsl(272, 57%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(272, 67%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(31%, 67%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.09, 55.25, -58.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.09, 80.43, 313.38°)
OKLab	oklab(54.23% 0.1169 -0.1659)
OKLCH	oklch(54.23% 0.203 305.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.5995, 13.9017, 57.9284)
Luminance	0.1390 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C43CB #82CB43

analogous

#4843CB #8C43CB #CB43C6

triadic

#8C43CB #CB8C43 #43CB8C

tetradic

#8C43CB #CB4843 #82CB43 #43C6CB

square

#8C43CB #CB4843 #82CB43 #43C6CB

split-complementary

#8C43CB #C6CB43 #43CB48

monochromatic

#4D2074 #6D2DA4 #8C43CB #A973D8 #C7A3E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.55

#8C43CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.78

#8C43CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C43CB

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C43CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C43CB	1.00	5.55	3.78	5.55
#FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1768C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#816182

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c43cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 67, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.203 305.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27cdc',
    500: '#8c43cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c43cb;
$custom-light: #b27cdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c43cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.206,
    "s": 56.667,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54227,
    "c": 0.20292,
    "h": 305.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13902
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C43CB

secondary

#B3D298

accent

#E0488E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C43CB

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

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