#8A40BF#8A40BF

#8A40BF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.194 H 307.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A40BF
RGB	rgb(138, 64, 191)
HSL	hsl(275, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(275, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.7%, 66.5%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.51, 53.48, -54.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.51, 76.03, 314.69°)
OKLab	oklab(52.78% 0.1188 -0.153)
OKLCH	oklch(52.78% 0.194 307.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.7167, 12.8320, 50.6129)
Luminance	0.1283 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A40BF #75BF40

analogous

#4B40BF #8A40BF #BF40B4

triadic

#8A40BF #BF8A40 #40BF8A

tetradic

#8A40BF #BF4B40 #75BF40 #40B4BF

square

#8A40BF #BF4B40 #75BF40 #40B4BF

split-complementary

#8A40BF #B4BF40 #40BF4B

monochromatic

#482163 #693191 #8A40BF #A66ECE #C29CDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#8A40BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#8A40BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A40BF

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A40BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A40BF	1.00	5.89	3.57	5.89
#FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2565BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#825B7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a40bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 64, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.194 307.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07ad3',
    500: '#8a40bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a40bf;
$custom-light: #b07ad3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a40bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.961,
    "s": 49.804,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52777,
    "c": 0.19367,
    "h": 307.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12832
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A40BF

secondary

#A9CA91

accent

#D94E88

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A40BF

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

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