#8A40C3#8A40C3

#8A40C3 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.198 H 306.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A40C3
RGB	rgb(138, 64, 195)
HSL	hsl(274, 52%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(274, 67%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.2%, 67.2%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.78, 54.39, -55.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.78, 78.03, 314.19°)
OKLab	oklab(53.06% 0.1184 -0.1585)
OKLCH	oklch(53.06% 0.198 306.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.1629, 13.0104, 52.9629)
Luminance	0.1301 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A40C3 #79C340

analogous

#4840C3 #8A40C3 #C340BA

triadic

#8A40C3 #C38A40 #40C38A

tetradic

#8A40C3 #C34840 #79C340 #40BAC3

square

#8A40C3 #C34840 #79C340 #40BAC3

split-complementary

#8A40C3 #BAC340 #40C348

monochromatic

#492168 #6A2F97 #8A40C3 #A76FD2 #C39DE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.83

#8A40C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.60

#8A40C3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A40C3

5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A40C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A40C3	1.00	5.83	3.60	5.83
#FFFFFF	5.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E66C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#805D7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a40c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 64, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.198 306.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17ad6',
    500: '#8a40c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a40c3;
$custom-light: #b17ad6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a40c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.893,
    "s": 52.191,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53057,
    "c": 0.19786,
    "h": 306.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1301
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A40C3

secondary

#ACCC92

accent

#DC4C8B

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110A14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A40C3

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

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