#8A40AF#8A40AF

#8A40AF is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.177 H 312.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A40AF
RGB	rgb(138, 64, 175)
HSL	hsl(280, 46%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(280, 63%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.1%, 63.4%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.48, 49.90, -46.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.48, 68.07, 317.14°)
OKLab	oklab(51.71% 0.1197 -0.1303)
OKLCH	oklch(51.71% 0.177 312.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.0511, 12.1657, 41.8411)
Luminance	0.1216 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A40AF #65AF40

analogous

#5340AF #8A40AF #AF409D

triadic

#8A40AF #AF8A40 #40AF8A

tetradic

#8A40AF #AF5340 #65AF40 #409DAF

square

#8A40AF #AF5340 #65AF40 #409DAF

split-complementary

#8A40AF #9DAF40 #40AF53

monochromatic

#431F55 #673082 #8A40AF #A665C7 #C092D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#8A40AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#8A40AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A40AF

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A40AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A40AF	1.00	6.12	3.43	6.12
#FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0F5EB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3863AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865572

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a40af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 64, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.177 312.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af79c7',
    500: '#8a40af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a40af;
$custom-light: #af79c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a40af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280,
    "s": 46.444,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51705,
    "c": 0.17691,
    "h": 312.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12165
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A40AF

secondary

#9CC388

accent

#D6527E

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A40AF

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

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