#8C43DD#8C43DD

#8C43DD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.222 H 301.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C43DD
RGB	rgb(140, 67, 221)
HSL	hsl(268, 69%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(268, 70%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.7%, 69.7%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.37, 59.50, -66.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.37, 89.38, 311.73°)
OKLab	oklab(55.55% 0.1144 -0.1901)
OKLCH	oklch(55.55% 0.222 301)
XYZ	xyz(25.8703, 14.8101, 69.8883)
Luminance	0.1481 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C43DD #94DD43

analogous

#4347DD #8C43DD #D943DD

triadic

#8C43DD #DD8C43 #43DD8C

tetradic

#8C43DD #DD4347 #94DD43 #43DDD9

square

#8C43DD #DD4347 #94DD43 #43DDD9

split-complementary

#8C43DD #DDD943 #47DD43

monochromatic

#50198C #6D23C0 #8C43DD #AC77E6 #CBABF0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#8C43DD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#8C43DD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C43DD

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C43DD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C43DD	1.00	5.30	3.96	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BE2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006ADA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A688B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c43dd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 67, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.222 301.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47de9',
    500: '#8c43dd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c43dd;
$custom-light: #b47de9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c43dd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.442,
    "s": 69.369,
    "l": 56.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55546,
    "c": 0.22191,
    "h": 301
  },
  "luminance": 0.1481
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C43DD

secondary

#C0DE9E

accent

#EC3C98

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFD

border

#D0C9D5

text

#120A16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C43DD

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

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