#8C5BCA#8C5BCA
#8C5BCA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.168 H 301.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8C5BCA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 91, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(266, 51%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(266, 55%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(30.7%, 55%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.66, 42.55, -50.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.66, 66.06, 310.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.53% 0.0882 -0.1427) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.53% 0.168 301.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.2145, 17.3218, 57.8807) |
| Luminance | 0.1732 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Deep Lavender
#8D5EB7
ΔE00 3.69
Purpley
#8756E4
ΔE00 4.38
Amethyst
#9B5FC0
ΔE00 4.39
Lightish Purple
#A552E6
ΔE00 5.75
Light Indigo
#6D5ACF
ΔE00 6.42
Mediumpurple
#9370DB
ΔE00 6.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8C5BCA #99CA5B
analogous
#5B62CA #8C5BCA #C35BCA
triadic
#8C5BCA #CA8C5B #5BCA8C
tetradic
#8C5BCA #CA5B62 #99CA5B #5BCAC3
square
#8C5BCA #CA5B62 #99CA5B #5BCAC3
split-complementary
#8C5BCA #CAC35B #62CA5B
monochromatic
#502A81 #6D39AF #8C5BCA #AC89D9 #CDB8E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.70
#8C5BCA on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.46
#8C5BCA on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8C5BCA
4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8C5BCA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8C5BCA | 1.00 | 4.70 | 4.46 | 4.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3073CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4073C7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#80718A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#747474
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8c5bca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 91, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.168 301.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b18bdb',
500: '#8c5bca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8c5bca; $custom-light: #b18bdb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8c5bca",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 91,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 266.486,
"s": 51.152,
"l": 57.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57531,
"c": 0.16775,
"h": 301.7
},
"luminance": 0.17322
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8C5BCA
secondary
#C3D7AA
accent
#DB4D9C
background
#FBF8FD
surface
#F6F0FB
border
#D0CBD4
text
#110C15
muted
#807D83