#8A40DD#8A40DD

#8A40DD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.225 H 300.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8A40DD
RGB	rgb(138, 64, 221)
HSL	hsl(268, 70%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(268, 71%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.6%, 71%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.65, 60.49, -67.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.65, 90.94, 311.70°)
OKLab	oklab(54.98% 0.1146 -0.1937)
OKLCH	oklch(54.98% 0.225 300.6)
XYZ	xyz(25.3626, 14.2903, 69.8147)
Luminance	0.1429 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8A40DD #93DD40

analogous

#4044DD #8A40DD #D840DD

triadic

#8A40DD #DD8A40 #40DD8A

tetradic

#8A40DD #DD4044 #93DD40 #40DDD8

square

#8A40DD #DD4044 #93DD40 #40DDD8

split-complementary

#8A40DD #DDD840 #44DD40

monochromatic

#4E198A #6B22BE #8A40DD #AA74E6 #CAA8EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.44

#8A40DD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#8A40DD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8A40DD

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8A40DD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8A40DD	1.00	5.44	3.86	5.44
#FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069E2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0069DA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#77678B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8a40dd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(138, 64, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.225 300.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37be9',
    500: '#8a40dd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8a40dd;
$custom-light: #b37be9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8a40dd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 138,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.28,
    "s": 69.778,
    "l": 55.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54977,
    "c": 0.22505,
    "h": 300.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14291
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8A40DD

secondary

#BEDD9C

accent

#ED3B99

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFD

border

#D0C9D5

text

#120A16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8A40DD

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

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