#8C4BCB#8C4BCB

#8C4BCB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.192 H 304.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C4BCB
RGB	rgb(140, 75, 203)
HSL	hsl(270, 55%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(270, 63%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(31%, 63.1%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.52, 51.32, -56.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.52, 76.06, 312.43°)
OKLab	oklab(55.26% 0.1079 -0.1591)
OKLCH	oklch(55.26% 0.192 304.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.1084, 14.9195, 58.0980)
Luminance	0.1492 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C4BCB #8ACB4B

analogous

#4C4BCB #8C4BCB #CB4BCA

triadic

#8C4BCB #CB8C4B #4BCB8C

tetradic

#8C4BCB #CB4C4B #8ACB4B #4BCACB

square

#8C4BCB #CB4C4B #8ACB4B #4BCACB

split-complementary

#8C4BCB #CACB4B #4BCB4C

monochromatic

#4E2379 #6D31A8 #8C4BCB #AA7AD9 #C9AAE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.27

#8C4BCB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#8C4BCB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C4BCB

5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C4BCB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C4BCB	1.00	5.27	3.98	5.27
#FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006ACF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#276CC8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#806684

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c4bcb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 75, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.192 304.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b281dc',
    500: '#8c4bcb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c4bcb;
$custom-light: #b281dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c4bcb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.469,
    "s": 55.172,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55258,
    "c": 0.19225,
    "h": 304.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14919
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C4BCB

secondary

#B8D49E

accent

#DF4993

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110B15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C4BCB

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

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