#8A40BD#8A40BD

#8A40BD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.192 H 308.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A40BD
RGB	rgb(138, 64, 189)
HSL	hsl(276, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(276, 66%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(27%, 66.1%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.38, 53.02, -53.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.38, 75.04, 314.96°)
OKLab	oklab(52.64% 0.1189 -0.1502)
OKLCH	oklch(52.64% 0.192 308.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.4981, 12.7445, 49.4617)
Luminance	0.1274 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A40BD #73BD40

analogous

#4C40BD #8A40BD #BD40B2

triadic

#8A40BD #BD8A40 #40BD8A

tetradic

#8A40BD #BD4C40 #73BD40 #40B2BD

square

#8A40BD #BD4C40 #73BD40 #40B2BD

split-complementary

#8A40BD #B2BD40 #40BD4C

monochromatic

#472162 #69318F #8A40BD #A66DCD #C29ADD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#8A40BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#8A40BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A40BD

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A40BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A40BD	1.00	5.92	3.55	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2865BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#825A79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a40bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 64, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.192 308.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07ad2',
    500: '#8a40bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a40bd;
$custom-light: #b07ad2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a40bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.52,
    "s": 49.407,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52639,
    "c": 0.19157,
    "h": 308.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12744
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A40BD

secondary

#A7C990

accent

#D94F87

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A40BD

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

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