#8A40AE#8A40AE

#8A40AE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.176 H 312.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A40AE
RGB	rgb(138, 64, 174)
HSL	hsl(280, 46%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(280, 63%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.7%, 63.2%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.42, 49.68, -45.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.42, 67.58, 317.32°)
OKLab	oklab(51.64% 0.1197 -0.1288)
OKLCH	oklch(51.64% 0.176 312.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.9533, 12.1266, 41.3258)
Luminance	0.1213 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A40AE #64AE40

analogous

#5340AE #8A40AE #AE409B

triadic

#8A40AE #AE8A40 #40AE8A

tetradic

#8A40AE #AE5340 #64AE40 #409BAE

square

#8A40AE #AE5340 #64AE40 #409BAE

split-complementary

#8A40AE #9BAE40 #40AE53

monochromatic

#431F55 #673081 #8A40AE #A665C6 #C092D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.13

#8A40AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#8A40AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A40AE

6.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A40AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A40AE	1.00	6.13	3.43	6.13
#FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#125EB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3963AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865571

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a40ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 64, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.176 312.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af79c7',
    500: '#8a40ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a40ae;
$custom-light: #af79c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a40ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.364,
    "s": 46.218,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51641,
    "c": 0.17585,
    "h": 312.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12126
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A40AE

secondary

#9BC288

accent

#D6527D

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A40AE

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

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