#8A40A2#8A40A2

#8A40A2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.163 H 317.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A40A2
RGB	rgb(138, 64, 162)
HSL	hsl(285, 43%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(285, 60%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.8%, 60.5%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.70, 47.10, -39.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.70, 61.67, 319.80°)
OKLab	oklab(50.89% 0.1197 -0.1113)
OKLCH	oklch(50.89% 0.163 317.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.8353, 11.6794, 35.4376)
Luminance	0.1168 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A40A2 #58A240

analogous

#5940A2 #8A40A2 #A24089

triadic

#8A40A2 #A28A40 #40A28A

tetradic

#8A40A2 #A25940 #58A240 #4089A2

square

#8A40A2 #A25940 #58A240 #4089A2

split-complementary

#8A40A2 #89A240 #40A259

monochromatic

#3F1D4A #652F76 #8A40A2 #A85FC0 #C08BD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.30

#8A40A2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#8A40A2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A40A2

6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A40A2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A40A2	1.00	6.30	3.34	6.30
#FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#255BA5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4262A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#89506B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a40a2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 64, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.163 317.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af79be',
    500: '#8a40a2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a40a2;
$custom-light: #af79be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a40a2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.306,
    "s": 43.363,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50892,
    "c": 0.16341,
    "h": 317.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11679
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A40A2

secondary

#90BC82

accent

#D35574

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EEF7

border

#D0C9D0

text

#110912

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A40A2

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

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