#8C43CD#8C43CD

#8C43CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.205 H 304.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C43CD
RGB	rgb(140, 67, 205)
HSL	hsl(272, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(272, 67%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.7%, 67.3%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.23, 55.71, -59.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.23, 81.43, 313.17°)
OKLab	oklab(54.37% 0.1167 -0.1686)
OKLCH	oklch(54.37% 0.205 304.7)
XYZ	xyz(23.8393, 13.9977, 59.1917)
Luminance	0.1400 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C43CD #84CD43

analogous

#4743CD #8C43CD #CD43C9

triadic

#8C43CD #CD8C43 #43CD8C

tetradic

#8C43CD #CD4743 #84CD43 #43C9CD

square

#8C43CD #CD4743 #84CD43 #43C9CD

split-complementary

#8C43CD #C9CD43 #43CD47

monochromatic

#4D1F76 #6D2CA7 #8C43CD #AA73DA #C7A4E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.53

#8C43CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#8C43CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C43CD

5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C43CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C43CD	1.00	5.53	3.80	5.53
#FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1169CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#806283

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c43cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 67, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.205 304.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27cdd',
    500: '#8c43cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c43cd;
$custom-light: #b27cdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c43cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.739,
    "s": 57.983,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54369,
    "c": 0.20505,
    "h": 304.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13998
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C43CD

secondary

#B4D498

accent

#E1478F

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C43CD

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

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