#8A40CB#8A40CB

#8A40CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.206 H 304.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A40CB
RGB	rgb(138, 64, 203)
HSL	hsl(272, 57%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(272, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(32%, 68.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.33, 56.24, -59.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.33, 82.02, 313.30°)
OKLab	oklab(53.63% 0.1174 -0.1696)
OKLCH	oklch(53.63% 0.206 304.7)
XYZ	xyz(23.0917, 13.3820, 57.8548)
Luminance	0.1338 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A40CB #81CB40

analogous

#4440CB #8A40CB #CB40C7

triadic

#8A40CB #CB8A40 #40CB8A

tetradic

#8A40CB #CB4440 #81CB40 #40C7CB

square

#8A40CB #CB4440 #81CB40 #40C7CB

split-complementary

#8A40CB #C7CB40 #40CB44

monochromatic

#4B1F72 #6B2CA2 #8A40CB #A770D8 #C5A0E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.71

#8A40CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.68

#8A40CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A40CB

5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A40CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A40CB	1.00	5.71	3.68	5.71
#FFFFFF	5.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0466C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E6081

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a40cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 64, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.206 304.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17adc',
    500: '#8a40cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a40cb;
$custom-light: #b17adc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a40cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.942,
    "s": 57.202,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53629,
    "c": 0.20625,
    "h": 304.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13382
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A40CB

secondary

#B1D295

accent

#E0478F

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A40CB

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

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