#8A40C0#8A40C0

#8A40C0 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.195 H 307.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A40C0
RGB	rgb(138, 64, 192)
HSL	hsl(275, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(275, 67%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.1%, 66.7%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.58, 53.71, -54.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.58, 76.53, 314.57°)
OKLab	oklab(52.85% 0.1187 -0.1544)
OKLCH	oklch(52.85% 0.195 307.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.8271, 12.8761, 51.1944)
Luminance	0.1288 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A40C0 #76C040

analogous

#4A40C0 #8A40C0 #C040B6

triadic

#8A40C0 #C08A40 #40C08A

tetradic

#8A40C0 #C04A40 #76C040 #40B6C0

square

#8A40C0 #C04A40 #76C040 #40B6C0

split-complementary

#8A40C0 #B6C040 #40C04A

monochromatic

#482164 #693092 #8A40C0 #A66ECF #C29CDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.87

#8A40C0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#8A40C0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A40C0

5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A40C0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A40C0	1.00	5.87	3.58	5.87
#FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062C4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2465BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#815B7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a40c0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 64, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.195 307.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07ad4',
    500: '#8a40c0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a40c0;
$custom-light: #b07ad4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a40c0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.688,
    "s": 50.394,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52847,
    "c": 0.19472,
    "h": 307.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12876
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A40C0

secondary

#A9CB91

accent

#DA4E89

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110914

muted

#807B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A40C0

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

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