#8A40BA#8A40BA

#8A40BA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.188 H 309.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A40BA
RGB	rgb(138, 64, 186)
HSL	hsl(276, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(276, 66%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.8%, 65.6%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.18, 52.34, -51.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.18, 73.54, 315.38°)
OKLab	oklab(52.43% 0.1192 -0.146)
OKLCH	oklch(52.43% 0.188 309.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.1758, 12.6156, 47.7644)
Luminance	0.1262 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A40BA #70BA40

analogous

#4D40BA #8A40BA #BA40AD

triadic

#8A40BA #BA8A40 #40BA8A

tetradic

#8A40BA #BA4D40 #70BA40 #40ADBA

square

#8A40BA #BA4D40 #70BA40 #40ADBA

split-complementary

#8A40BA #ADBA40 #40BA4D

monochromatic

#46215F #68308C #8A40BA #A66BCC #C199DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#8A40BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#8A40BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A40BA

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A40BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A40BA	1.00	5.96	3.52	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C65B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#835977

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a40ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 64, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.188 309.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07acf',
    500: '#8a40ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a40ba;
$custom-light: #b07acf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a40ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.393,
    "s": 48.8,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52434,
    "c": 0.18842,
    "h": 309.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12615
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A40BA

secondary

#A5C88E

accent

#D84F85

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A40BA

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

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