#8C43CF#8C43CF

#8C43CF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.207 H 304.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C43CF
RGB	rgb(140, 67, 207)
HSL	hsl(271, 59%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(271, 68%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.4%, 67.6%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.37, 56.18, -60.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.37, 82.43, 312.97°)
OKLab	oklab(54.51% 0.1164 -0.1713)
OKLCH	oklch(54.51% 0.207 304.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.0823, 14.0948, 60.4713)
Luminance	0.1409 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C43CF #86CF43

analogous

#4643CF #8C43CF #CF43CC

triadic

#8C43CF #CF8C43 #43CF8C

tetradic

#8C43CF #CF4643 #86CF43 #43CCCF

square

#8C43CF #CF4643 #86CF43 #43CCCF

split-complementary

#8C43CF #CCCF43 #43CF46

monochromatic

#4E1F79 #6D2BAA #8C43CF #AA74DB #C8A5E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.50

#8C43CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#8C43CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C43CF

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C43CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C43CF	1.00	5.50	3.82	5.50
#FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0067D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0869CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F6384

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c43cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 67, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.207 304.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37cde',
    500: '#8c43cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c43cf;
$custom-light: #b37cde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c43cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.286,
    "s": 59.322,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54513,
    "c": 0.20715,
    "h": 304.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14095
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C43CF

secondary

#B6D599

accent

#E34591

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C43CF

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

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