#8C53CD#8C53CD

#8C53CD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.183 H 302.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C53CD
RGB	rgb(140, 83, 205)
HSL	hsl(268, 55%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(268, 60%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.7%, 59.5%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.20, 47.64, -54.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.20, 72.46, 311.11°)
OKLab	oklab(56.51% 0.0983 -0.1546)
OKLCH	oklch(56.51% 0.183 302.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.9254, 16.1697, 59.5537)
Luminance	0.1617 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C53CD #94CD53

analogous

#5357CD #8C53CD #C953CD

triadic

#8C53CD #CD8C53 #53CD8C

tetradic

#8C53CD #CD5357 #94CD53 #53CDC9

square

#8C53CD #CD5357 #94CD53 #53CDC9

split-complementary

#8C53CD #CDC953 #57CD53

monochromatic

#502580 #6D33B0 #8C53CD #AC82DB #CBB2E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.96

#8C53CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.23

#8C53CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C53CD

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C53CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C53CD	1.00	4.96	4.23	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#126FD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3270CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F6C88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c53cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 83, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.183 302.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b286dd',
    500: '#8c53cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c53cd;
$custom-light: #b286dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c53cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.033,
    "s": 54.955,
    "l": 56.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56514,
    "c": 0.1832,
    "h": 302.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1617
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C53CD

secondary

#C0D7A5

accent

#DE4A99

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6EFFB

border

#D0CAD4

text

#110B15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C53CD

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

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