#8A40A3#8A40A3

#8A40A3 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.164 H 316.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A40A3
RGB	rgb(138, 64, 163)
HSL	hsl(285, 44%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(285, 61%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.3%, 60.7%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.76, 47.31, -40.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.76, 62.16, 319.56°)
OKLab	oklab(50.95% 0.1197 -0.1127)
OKLCH	oklch(50.95% 0.164 316.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.9245, 11.7151, 35.9076)
Luminance	0.1171 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A40A3 #59A340

analogous

#5840A3 #8A40A3 #A3408B

triadic

#8A40A3 #A38A40 #40A38A

tetradic

#8A40A3 #A35840 #59A340 #408BA3

square

#8A40A3 #A35840 #59A340 #408BA3

split-complementary

#8A40A3 #8BA340 #40A358

monochromatic

#401D4B #652F77 #8A40A3 #A860C0 #C08CD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.28

#8A40A3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#8A40A3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A40A3

6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A40A3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A40A3	1.00	6.28	3.34	6.28
#FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#245BA6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4262A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#89516B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a40a3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 64, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.164 316.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af79bf',
    500: '#8a40a3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a40a3;
$custom-light: #af79bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a40a3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.848,
    "s": 43.612,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50952,
    "c": 0.16444,
    "h": 316.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11714
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A40A3

secondary

#91BD82

accent

#D35474

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EEF7

border

#D0C9D0

text

#110912

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A40A3

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

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