#8C48AF#8C48AF

#8C48AF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.166 H 312.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C48AF
RGB	rgb(140, 72, 175)
HSL	hsl(280, 42%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(280, 59%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(20%, 58.9%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.22, 46.38, -43.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.22, 63.59, 316.83°)
OKLab	oklab(53.03% 0.1122 -0.122)
OKLCH	oklch(53.03% 0.166 312.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.8691, 13.3059, 42.0181)
Luminance	0.1331 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C48AF #6BAF48

analogous

#5948AF #8C48AF #AF489E

triadic

#8C48AF #AF8C48 #48AF8C

tetradic

#8C48AF #AF5948 #6BAF48 #489EAF

square

#8C48AF #AF5948 #6BAF48 #489EAF

split-complementary

#8C48AF #9EAF48 #48AF59

monochromatic

#472458 #693684 #8C48AF #A870C4 #C29BD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.74

#8C48AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.66

#8C48AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C48AF

5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C48AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C48AF	1.00	5.74	3.66	5.74
#FFFFFF	5.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2763B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4268AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#885A75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c48af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 72, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.166 312.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07ec7',
    500: '#8c48af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c48af;
$custom-light: #b07ec7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c48af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.612,
    "s": 41.7,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53028,
    "c": 0.16575,
    "h": 312.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13305
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C48AF

secondary

#A1C290

accent

#D25680

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110A13

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C48AF

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

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