#8A40A0#8A40A0

#8A40A0 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.161 H 317.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A40A0
RGB	rgb(138, 64, 160)
HSL	hsl(286, 43%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(286, 60%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.8%, 60%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.59, 46.68, -38.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.59, 60.70, 320.27°)
OKLab	oklab(50.77% 0.1196 -0.1083)
OKLCH	oklch(50.77% 0.161 317.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.6589, 11.6089, 34.5088)
Luminance	0.1161 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A40A0 #56A040

analogous

#5A40A0 #8A40A0 #A04086

triadic

#8A40A0 #A08A40 #40A08A

tetradic

#8A40A0 #A05A40 #56A040 #4086A0

square

#8A40A0 #A05A40 #56A040 #4086A0

split-complementary

#8A40A0 #86A040 #40A05A

monochromatic

#3F1D49 #642F74 #8A40A0 #A95EBF #C08AD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.32

#8A40A0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#8A40A0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A40A0

6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A40A0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A40A0	1.00	6.32	3.32	6.32
#FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#275BA3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#44629E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A506A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a40a0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 64, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.161 317.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af79bc',
    500: '#8a40a0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a40a0;
$custom-light: #af79bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a40a0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 286.25,
    "s": 42.857,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50771,
    "c": 0.16135,
    "h": 317.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11608
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A40A0

secondary

#8EBB81

accent

#D35572

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EEF6

border

#D0C9D0

text

#110912

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A40A0

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

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