#8A40AD#8A40AD

#8A40AD is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.175 H 313.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A40AD
RGB	rgb(138, 64, 173)
HSL	hsl(281, 46%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(281, 63%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.2%, 63%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.36, 49.46, -45.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.36, 67.08, 317.50°)
OKLab	oklab(51.58% 0.1197 -0.1274)
OKLCH	oklch(51.58% 0.175 313.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.8562, 12.0878, 40.8143)
Luminance	0.1209 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A40AD #63AD40

analogous

#5440AD #8A40AD #AD409A

triadic

#8A40AD #AD8A40 #40AD8A

tetradic

#8A40AD #AD5440 #63AD40 #409AAD

square

#8A40AD #AD5440 #63AD40 #409AAD

split-complementary

#8A40AD #9AAD40 #40AD54

monochromatic

#431F54 #662F80 #8A40AD #A764C6 #C091D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.15

#8A40AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42

#8A40AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A40AD

6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A40AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A40AD	1.00	6.15	3.42	6.15
#FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#145EB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A63AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#875471

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a40ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 64, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.175 313.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af79c6',
    500: '#8a40ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a40ad;
$custom-light: #af79c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a40ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.734,
    "s": 45.992,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51576,
    "c": 0.17482,
    "h": 313.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12087
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A40AD

secondary

#9AC287

accent

#D6527C

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A40AD

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

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