#8C52BB#8C52BB

#8C52BB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.164 H 307.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C52BB
RGB	rgb(140, 82, 187)
HSL	hsl(273, 44%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(273, 56%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.1%, 56.1%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.90, 43.84, -46.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.90, 63.73, 313.47°)
OKLab	oklab(55.22% 0.0994 -0.1301)
OKLCH	oklch(55.22% 0.164 307.4)
XYZ	xyz(22.8003, 15.1982, 48.7365)
Luminance	0.1520 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C52BB #81BB52

analogous

#5852BB #8C52BB #BB52B5

triadic

#8C52BB #BB8C52 #52BB8C

tetradic

#8C52BB #BB5852 #81BB52 #52B5BB

square

#8C52BB #BB5852 #81BB52 #52B5BB

split-complementary

#8C52BB #B5BB52 #52BB58

monochromatic

#4D2969 #6D3B95 #8C52BB #A97ECC #C6AADE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#8C52BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#8C52BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C52BB

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C52BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C52BB	1.00	5.20	4.04	5.20
#FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2E6BBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#436DB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#85657F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c52bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 82, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.164 307.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b085d0',
    500: '#8c52bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c52bb;
$custom-light: #b085d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c52bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.143,
    "s": 43.568,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55218,
    "c": 0.16376,
    "h": 307.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15198
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C52BB

secondary

#B2CB9E

accent

#D3548D

background

#FBF8FC

surface

#F6EFF9

border

#D0CAD2

text

#110B14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C52BB

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

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