#8A40A1#8A40A1

#8A40A1 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.162 H 317.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A40A1
RGB	rgb(138, 64, 161)
HSL	hsl(286, 43%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(286, 60%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.3%, 60.2%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.64, 46.89, -39.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.64, 61.18, 320.03°)
OKLab	oklab(50.83% 0.1196 -0.1098)
OKLCH	oklch(50.83% 0.162 317.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.7467, 11.6440, 34.9713)
Luminance	0.1164 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8A40A1 #57A140

analogous

#5A40A1 #8A40A1 #A14088

triadic

#8A40A1 #A18A40 #40A18A

tetradic

#8A40A1 #A15A40 #57A140 #4088A1

square

#8A40A1 #A15A40 #57A140 #4088A1

split-complementary

#8A40A1 #88A140 #40A15A

monochromatic

#3F1D49 #642F75 #8A40A1 #A85FBF #C08BD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.31

#8A40A1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#8A40A1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A40A1

6.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A40A1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A40A1	1.00	6.31	3.33	6.31
#FFFFFF	6.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#265BA4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#43629F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#89506A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a40a1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 64, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.162 317.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af79bd',
    500: '#8a40a1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a40a1;
$custom-light: #af79bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a40a1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.773,
    "s": 43.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50831,
    "c": 0.16238,
    "h": 317.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11643
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A40A1

secondary

#8FBC81

accent

#D35573

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EEF6

border

#D0C9D0

text

#110912

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A40A1

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

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