#8C48EB#8C48EB

#8C48EB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.231 H 297.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C48EB
RGB	rgb(140, 72, 235)
HSL	hsl(265, 80%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(265, 69%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.4%, 69.4%, 0%, 7.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.25, 60.57, -71.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.25, 93.78, 310.23°)
OKLab	oklab(57.21% 0.1073 -0.2045)
OKLCH	oklch(57.21% 0.231 297.7)
XYZ	xyz(28.1241, 16.2079, 80.2278)
Luminance	0.1621 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C48EB #A7EB48

analogous

#4855EB #8C48EB #DE48EB

triadic

#8C48EB #EB8C48 #48EB8C

tetradic

#8C48EB #EB4855 #A7EB48 #48EBDE

square

#8C48EB #EB4855 #A7EB48 #48EBDE

split-complementary

#8C48EB #EBDE48 #55EB48

monochromatic

#5012A6 #6B18DE #8C48EB #AF7FF1 #D1B6F7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.95

#8C48EB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#8C48EB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C48EB

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C48EB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C48EB	1.00	4.95	4.24	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0070F0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006EE8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#747095

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c48eb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 72, 235);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.231 297.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b580f2',
    500: '#8c48eb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c48eb;
$custom-light: #b580f2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c48eb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 235
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.031,
    "s": 80.296,
    "l": 60.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57205,
    "c": 0.23095,
    "h": 297.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16208
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C48EB

secondary

#CDE7A8

accent

#DD0984

background

#FBF8FE

surface

#F6EFFD

border

#D0CAD5

text

#120B17

muted

#817C85

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C48EB

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

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