#8C5CCC#8C5CCC

#8C5CCC is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.169 H 301.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C5CCC
RGB	rgb(140, 92, 204)
HSL	hsl(266, 52%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(266, 55%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.4%, 54.9%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.99, 42.50, -51.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.99, 66.50, 309.72°)
OKLab	oklab(57.81% 0.087 -0.1445)
OKLCH	oklch(57.81% 0.169 301.1)
XYZ	xyz(25.5389, 17.5893, 59.1646)
Luminance	0.1759 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C5CCC #9CCC5C

analogous

#5C64CC #8C5CCC #C45CCC

triadic

#8C5CCC #CC8C5C #5CCC8C

tetradic

#8C5CCC #CC5C64 #9CCC5C #5CCCC4

square

#8C5CCC #CC5C64 #9CCC5C #5CCCC4

split-complementary

#8C5CCC #CCC45C #64CC5C

monochromatic

#502984 #6D38B3 #8C5CCC #AD8BDB #CEB9E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.65

#8C5CCC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.52

#8C5CCC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C5CCC

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C5CCC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C5CCC	1.00	4.65	4.52	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F74D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4074C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F728B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c5ccc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 92, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.169 301.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b18cdc',
    500: '#8c5ccc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c5ccc;
$custom-light: #b18cdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c5ccc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 265.714,
    "s": 52.336,
    "l": 58.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57813,
    "c": 0.16867,
    "h": 301.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17589
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C5CCC

secondary

#C5D8AC

accent

#DC4C9E

background

#FBF8FD

surface

#F6F0FB

border

#D0CBD4

text

#110C15

muted

#807D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C5CCC

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

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