#8A40C1#8A40C1

#8A40C1 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.196 H 307.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A40C1
RGB	rgb(138, 64, 193)
HSL	hsl(274, 51%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(274, 67%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.5%, 66.8%, 0%, 24.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.64, 53.93, -55.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.64, 77.03, 314.44°)
OKLab	oklab(52.92% 0.1186 -0.1558)
OKLCH	oklch(52.92% 0.196 307.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.9382, 12.9206, 51.7799)
Luminance	0.1292 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A40C1 #77C140

analogous

#4A40C1 #8A40C1 #C140B7

triadic

#8A40C1 #C18A40 #40C18A

tetradic

#8A40C1 #C14A40 #77C140 #40B7C1

square

#8A40C1 #C14A40 #77C140 #40B7C1

split-complementary

#8A40C1 #B7C140 #40C14A

monochromatic

#482166 #693094 #8A40C1 #A66ED0 #C39CDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.86

#8A40C1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#8A40C1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A40C1

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A40C1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A40C1	1.00	5.86	3.58	5.86
#FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062C5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2265BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#815C7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a40c1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 64, 193);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.196 307.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b07ad4',
    500: '#8a40c1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a40c1;
$custom-light: #b07ad4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a40c1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 193
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.419,
    "s": 50.988,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52917,
    "c": 0.19576,
    "h": 307.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1292
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A40C1

secondary

#AACB92

accent

#DA4D8A

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110A14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A40C1

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

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