#8B40A2#8B40A2

#8B40A2 is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.164 H 317.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B40A2
RGB	rgb(139, 64, 162)
HSL	hsl(286, 43%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(286, 60%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.2%, 60.5%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.84, 47.36, -39.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.84, 61.72, 320.11°)
OKLab	oklab(51.02% 0.1209 -0.1106)
OKLCH	oklch(51.02% 0.164 317.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.0015, 11.7651, 35.4454)
Luminance	0.1176 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B40A2 #57A240

analogous

#5A40A2 #8B40A2 #A24088

triadic

#8B40A2 #A28B40 #40A28B

tetradic

#8B40A2 #A25A40 #57A240 #4088A2

square

#8B40A2 #A25A40 #57A240 #4088A2

split-complementary

#8B40A2 #88A240 #40A25A

monochromatic

#401D4A #652F76 #8B40A2 #A95FC0 #C18BD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.26

#8B40A2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#8B40A2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B40A2

6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B40A2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B40A2	1.00	6.26	3.35	6.26
#FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#265BA5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4363A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A506B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b40a2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 64, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.164 317.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#af79be',
    500: '#8b40a2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b40a2;
$custom-light: #af79be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b40a2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 285.918,
    "s": 43.363,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51021,
    "c": 0.16387,
    "h": 317.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11764
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B40A2

secondary

#8FBC82

accent

#D35572

background

#FBF7FB

surface

#F6EEF7

border

#D0C9D0

text

#110912

muted

#807B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B40A2

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

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