#8A40B0#8A40B0

#8A40B0 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.178 H 312.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A40B0
RGB	rgb(138, 64, 176)
HSL	hsl(280, 47%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(280, 64%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.6%, 63.6%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.54, 50.12, -46.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.54, 68.57, 316.96°)
OKLab	oklab(51.77% 0.1197 -0.1317)
OKLCH	oklch(51.77% 0.178 312.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.1497, 12.2052, 42.3603)
Luminance	0.1221 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A40B0 #66B040

analogous

#5240B0 #8A40B0 #B0409E

triadic

#8A40B0 #B08A40 #40B08A

tetradic

#8A40B0 #B05240 #66B040 #409EB0

square

#8A40B0 #B05240 #66B040 #409EB0

split-complementary

#8A40B0 #9EB040 #40B052

monochromatic

#441F56 #673083 #8A40B0 #A666C7 #C093D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.10

#8A40B0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#8A40B0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A40B0

6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A40B0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A40B0	1.00	6.10	3.44	6.10
#FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0C5EB3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3764AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865572

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a40b0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 64, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.178 312.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af79c8',
    500: '#8a40b0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a40b0;
$custom-light: #af79c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a40b0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 279.643,
    "s": 46.667,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5177,
    "c": 0.17795,
    "h": 312.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12205
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A40B0

secondary

#9DC389

accent

#D6517F

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A40B0

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

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