#8C49CD#8C49CD

#8C49CD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.197 H 303.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C49CD
RGB	rgb(140, 73, 205)
HSL	hsl(270, 57%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(270, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.7%, 64.4%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.29, 52.80, -57.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.29, 78.19, 312.47°)
OKLab	oklab(55.13% 0.1101 -0.1636)
OKLCH	oklch(55.13% 0.197 303.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.2147, 14.7484, 59.3168)
Luminance	0.1475 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C49CD #8ACD49

analogous

#4A49CD #8C49CD #CD49CC

triadic

#8C49CD #CD8C49 #49CD8C

tetradic

#8C49CD #CD4A49 #8ACD49 #49CCCD

square

#8C49CD #CD4A49 #8ACD49 #49CCCD

split-complementary

#8C49CD #CCCD49 #49CD4A

monochromatic

#4E227A #6D2FAA #8C49CD #AA79DA #C9A9E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#8C49CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#8C49CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C49CD

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C49CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C49CD	1.00	5.32	3.95	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006AD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#206BCA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#806685

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c49cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 73, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.197 303.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b280dd',
    500: '#8c49cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c49cd;
$custom-light: #b280dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c49cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.455,
    "s": 56.897,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5513,
    "c": 0.19718,
    "h": 303.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14748
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C49CD

secondary

#B8D59D

accent

#E04893

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C49CD

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

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