#8A40A4#8A40A4

#8A40A4 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.165 H 316.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A40A4
RGB	rgb(138, 64, 164)
HSL	hsl(284, 44%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(284, 61%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.9%, 61%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.82, 47.52, -40.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.82, 62.65, 319.34°)
OKLab	oklab(51.01% 0.1197 -0.1142)
OKLCH	oklch(51.01% 0.165 316.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.0145, 11.7511, 36.3813)
Luminance	0.1175 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A40A4 #5AA440

analogous

#5840A4 #8A40A4 #A4408C

triadic

#8A40A4 #A48A40 #40A48A

tetradic

#8A40A4 #A45840 #5AA440 #408CA4

square

#8A40A4 #A45840 #5AA440 #408CA4

split-complementary

#8A40A4 #8CA440 #40A458

monochromatic

#401E4C #652F78 #8A40A4 #A860C1 #C08CD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.27

#8A40A4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#8A40A4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A40A4

6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A40A4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A40A4	1.00	6.27	3.35	6.27
#FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#235CA7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4162A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#89516C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a40a4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 64, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.165 316.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af79bf',
    500: '#8a40a4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a40a4;
$custom-light: #af79bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a40a4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 284.4,
    "s": 43.86,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51013,
    "c": 0.16547,
    "h": 316.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1175
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A40A4

secondary

#92BD83

accent

#D45475

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EEF7

border

#D0C9D0

text

#110912

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A40A4

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

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