#8A40AA#8A40AA

#8A40AA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.172 H 314.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A40AA
RGB	rgb(138, 64, 170)
HSL	hsl(282, 45%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(282, 62%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.8%, 62.4%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.17, 48.81, -43.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.17, 65.60, 318.08°)
OKLab	oklab(51.39% 0.1198 -0.123)
OKLCH	oklch(51.39% 0.172 314.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.5691, 11.9729, 39.3026)
Luminance	0.1197 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A40AA #60AA40

analogous

#5540AA #8A40AA #AA4095

triadic

#8A40AA #AA8A40 #40AA8A

tetradic

#8A40AA #AA5540 #60AA40 #4095AA

square

#8A40AA #AA5540 #60AA40 #4095AA

split-complementary

#8A40AA #95AA40 #40AA55

monochromatic

#421F51 #662F7E #8A40AA #A763C4 #C08FD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.19

#8A40AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.39

#8A40AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A40AA

6.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A40AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A40AA	1.00	6.19	3.39	6.19
#FFFFFF	6.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1A5DAD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C63A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#87536F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a40aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 64, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.172 314.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af79c4',
    500: '#8a40aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a40aa;
$custom-light: #af79c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a40aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.887,
    "s": 45.299,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51386,
    "c": 0.17169,
    "h": 314.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11972
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A40AA

secondary

#97C086

accent

#D5537A

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A40AA

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

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