#8140BB#8140BB

#8140BB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.187 H 304.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8140BB
RGB	rgb(129, 64, 187)
HSL	hsl(272, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(272, 66%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(31%, 65.8%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.09, 50.59, -54.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.09, 74.03, 313.10°)
OKLab	oklab(51.42% 0.1071 -0.1533)
OKLCH	oklch(51.42% 0.187 304.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.8543, 11.9219, 48.2593)
Luminance	0.1192 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8140BB #7ABB40

analogous

#4340BB #8140BB #BB40B8

triadic

#8140BB #BB8140 #40BB81

tetradic

#8140BB #BB4340 #7ABB40 #40B8BB

square

#8140BB #BB4340 #7ABB40 #40B8BB

split-complementary

#8140BB #B8BB40 #40BB43

monochromatic

#422160 #62308D #8140BB #9F6CCD #BD99DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.20

#8140BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.38

#8140BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8140BB

6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8140BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8140BB	1.00	6.20	3.38	6.20
#FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C61B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#775B78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8140bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(129, 64, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.187 304.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa79d0',
    500: '#8140bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8140bb;
$custom-light: #aa79d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8140bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 129,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.707,
    "s": 49.004,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51424,
    "c": 0.187,
    "h": 304.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11922
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8140BB

secondary

#AAC88F

accent

#D94F90

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F4EEF9

border

#CEC9D2

text

#100914

muted

#7F7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8140BB

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

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