#8A40CA#8A40CA

#8A40CA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.205 H 305.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A40CA
RGB	rgb(138, 64, 202)
HSL	hsl(272, 57%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(272, 68%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.7%, 68.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.26, 56.01, -59.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.26, 81.52, 313.40°)
OKLab	oklab(53.56% 0.1176 -0.1682)
OKLCH	oklch(53.56% 0.205 305)
XYZ	xyz(22.9729, 13.3345, 57.2292)
Luminance	0.1333 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A40CA #80CA40

analogous

#4540CA #8A40CA #CA40C5

triadic

#8A40CA #CA8A40 #40CA8A

tetradic

#8A40CA #CA4540 #80CA40 #40C5CA

square

#8A40CA #CA4540 #80CA40 #40C5CA

split-complementary

#8A40CA #C5CA40 #40CA45

monochromatic

#4B1F70 #6B2CA0 #8A40CA #A770D7 #C5A0E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.73

#8A40CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#8A40CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A40CA

5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A40CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A40CA	1.00	5.73	3.67	5.73
#FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0966C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E5F80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a40ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 64, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.205 305.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17adb',
    500: '#8a40ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a40ca;
$custom-light: #b17adb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a40ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.174,
    "s": 56.557,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53557,
    "c": 0.20521,
    "h": 305
  },
  "luminance": 0.13334
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A40CA

secondary

#B1D195

accent

#E0488E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A40CA

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

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