#8340A8#8340A8

#8340A8 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.167 H 311.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8340A8
RGB	rgb(131, 64, 168)
HSL	hsl(279, 45%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(279, 62%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(22%, 61.9%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.11, 46.64, -44.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.11, 64.38, 316.42°)
OKLab	oklab(50.38% 0.1108 -0.1249)
OKLCH	oklch(50.38% 0.167 311.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.2601, 11.3197, 38.2612)
Luminance	0.1132 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8340A8 #65A840

analogous

#4F40A8 #8340A8 #A84099

triadic

#8340A8 #A88340 #40A883

tetradic

#8340A8 #A84F40 #65A840 #4099A8

square

#8340A8 #A84F40 #65A840 #4099A8

split-complementary

#8340A8 #99A840 #40A84F

monochromatic

#3E1E4F #602F7C #8340A8 #A162C3 #BB8ED4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.43

#8340A8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#8340A8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8340A8

6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8340A8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8340A8	1.00	6.43	3.26	6.43
#FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#175BAB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3760A6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F546E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8340a8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(131, 64, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.167 311.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aa79c2',
    500: '#8340a8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8340a8;
$custom-light: #aa79c2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8340a8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 131,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.654,
    "s": 44.828,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50378,
    "c": 0.1669,
    "h": 311.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11319
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8340A8

secondary

#99BF85

accent

#D55381

background

#FAF7FC

surface

#F4EEF8

border

#CEC9D1

text

#100912

muted

#7F7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8340A8

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

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