#8A40A5#8A40A5

#8A40A5 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.167 H 316.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A40A5
RGB	rgb(138, 64, 165)
HSL	hsl(284, 44%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(284, 61%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.4%, 61.2%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.88, 47.74, -41.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.88, 63.14, 319.12°)
OKLab	oklab(51.07% 0.1197 -0.1157)
OKLCH	oklch(51.07% 0.167 316)
XYZ	xyz(19.1051, 11.7873, 36.8588)
Luminance	0.1179 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A40A5 #5BA540

analogous

#5740A5 #8A40A5 #A5408E

triadic

#8A40A5 #A58A40 #40A58A

tetradic

#8A40A5 #A55740 #5BA540 #408EA5

square

#8A40A5 #A55740 #5BA540 #408EA5

split-complementary

#8A40A5 #8EA540 #40A557

monochromatic

#401E4D #652F79 #8A40A5 #A861C2 #C08DD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.25

#8A40A5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#8A40A5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A40A5

6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A40A5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A40A5	1.00	6.25	3.36	6.25
#FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#215CA8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4063A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#88526C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a40a5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 64, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.167 316.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af79c0',
    500: '#8a40a5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a40a5;
$custom-light: #af79c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a40a5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.96,
    "s": 44.105,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51074,
    "c": 0.1665,
    "h": 316
  },
  "luminance": 0.11787
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A40A5

secondary

#93BE83

accent

#D45476

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EEF7

border

#D0C9D0

text

#110912

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A40A5

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

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