#8B40AF#8B40AF

#8B40AF is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.177 H 313.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B40AF
RGB	rgb(139, 64, 175)
HSL	hsl(281, 46%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(281, 63%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(20.6%, 63.4%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.61, 50.14, -46.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.61, 68.10, 317.41°)
OKLab	oklab(51.83% 0.121 -0.1296)
OKLCH	oklch(51.83% 0.177 313)
XYZ	xyz(20.2174, 12.2515, 41.8489)
Luminance	0.1225 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B40AF #64AF40

analogous

#5440AF #8B40AF #AF409C

triadic

#8B40AF #AF8B40 #40AF8B

tetradic

#8B40AF #AF5440 #64AF40 #409CAF

square

#8B40AF #AF5440 #64AF40 #409CAF

split-complementary

#8B40AF #9CAF40 #40AF54

monochromatic

#441F55 #673082 #8B40AF #A765C7 #C192D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.09

#8B40AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#8B40AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B40AF

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B40AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B40AF	1.00	6.09	3.45	6.09
#FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#115EB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3964AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#875572

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b40af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 64, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.177 313.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b079c7',
    500: '#8b40af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b40af;
$custom-light: #b079c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b40af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 280.541,
    "s": 46.444,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51831,
    "c": 0.17727,
    "h": 313
  },
  "luminance": 0.12251
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B40AF

secondary

#9BC388

accent

#D6527D

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B40AF

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

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