#8C49BF#8C49BF

#8C49BF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.182 H 307.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C49BF
RGB	rgb(140, 73, 191)
HSL	hsl(274, 48%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(274, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.7%, 61.8%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.38, 49.50, -51.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.38, 71.10, 314.13°)
OKLab	oklab(54.18% 0.1108 -0.1441)
OKLCH	oklch(54.18% 0.182 307.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.5998, 14.1024, 50.8116)
Luminance	0.1410 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C49BF #7CBF49

analogous

#5149BF #8C49BF #BF49B7

triadic

#8C49BF #BF8C49 #49BF8C

tetradic

#8C49BF #BF5149 #7CBF49 #49B7BF

square

#8C49BF #BF5149 #7CBF49 #49B7BF

split-complementary

#8C49BF #B7BF49 #49BF51

monochromatic

#4B2569 #6C3596 #8C49BF #A976CF #C5A4DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.50

#8C49BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#8C49BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C49BF

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C49BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C49BF	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)

#0B66C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#346ABC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#84617D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c49bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 73, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.182 307.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17fd3',
    500: '#8c49bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c49bf;
$custom-light: #b17fd3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c49bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.068,
    "s": 47.967,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54183,
    "c": 0.18179,
    "h": 307.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14102
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C49BF

secondary

#AECC98

accent

#D8508B

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110A14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C49BF

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

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