#8A40CE#8A40CE

#8A40CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.209 H 304.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A40CE
RGB	rgb(138, 64, 206)
HSL	hsl(271, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(271, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(33%, 68.9%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.55, 56.95, -61.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.55, 83.51, 312.99°)
OKLab	oklab(53.85% 0.117 -0.1736)
OKLCH	oklch(53.85% 0.209 304)
XYZ	xyz(23.4527, 13.5264, 59.7559)
Luminance	0.1353 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A40CE #84CE40

analogous

#4340CE #8A40CE #CE40CB

triadic

#8A40CE #CE8A40 #40CE8A

tetradic

#8A40CE #CE4340 #84CE40 #40CBCE

square

#8A40CE #CE4340 #84CE40 #40CBCE

split-complementary

#8A40CE #CBCE40 #40CE43

monochromatic

#4C1E75 #6B2BA6 #8A40CE #A871DA #C6A1E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.67

#8A40CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#8A40CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A40CE

5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A40CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A40CE	1.00	5.67	3.71	5.67
#FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0067CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7D6182

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a40ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 64, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.209 304.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17ade',
    500: '#8a40ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a40ce;
$custom-light: #b17ade;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a40ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.268,
    "s": 59.167,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53848,
    "c": 0.20939,
    "h": 304
  },
  "luminance": 0.13526
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A40CE

secondary

#B4D496

accent

#E24591

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A40CE

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

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