#8C49C8#8C49C8

#8C49C8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.192 H 305.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C49C8
RGB	rgb(140, 73, 200)
HSL	hsl(272, 54%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(272, 64%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(30%, 63.5%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.96, 51.61, -55.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.96, 75.66, 313.01°)
OKLab	oklab(54.79% 0.1104 -0.1567)
OKLCH	oklch(54.79% 0.192 305.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.6208, 14.5108, 56.1889)
Luminance	0.1451 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C49C8 #85C849

analogous

#4C49C8 #8C49C8 #C849C4

triadic

#8C49C8 #C88C49 #49C88C

tetradic

#8C49C8 #C84C49 #85C849 #49C4C8

square

#8C49C8 #C84C49 #85C849 #49C4C8

split-complementary

#8C49C8 #C4C849 #49C84C

monochromatic

#4E2374 #6D31A3 #8C49C8 #AA78D6 #C7A7E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.38

#8C49C8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#8C49C8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C49C8

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C49C8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C49C8	1.00	5.38	3.90	5.38
#FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#296BC5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#816482

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c49c8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 73, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.192 305.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b280d9',
    500: '#8c49c8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c49c8;
$custom-light: #b280d9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c49c8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.654,
    "s": 53.586,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54785,
    "c": 0.19169,
    "h": 305.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14511
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C49C8

secondary

#B5D29B

accent

#DD4B90

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C49C8

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

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