#8B40BB#8B40BB

#8B40BB is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.190 H 309.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B40BB
RGB	rgb(139, 64, 187)
HSL	hsl(277, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(277, 66%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.7%, 65.8%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.38, 52.79, -51.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.38, 74.05, 315.48°)
OKLab	oklab(52.63% 0.1204 -0.1467)
OKLCH	oklch(52.63% 0.19 309.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.4487, 12.7440, 48.3340)
Luminance	0.1274 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B40BB #70BB40

analogous

#4D40BB #8B40BB #BB40AE

triadic

#8B40BB #BB8B40 #40BB8B

tetradic

#8B40BB #BB4D40 #70BB40 #40AEBB

square

#8B40BB #BB4D40 #70BB40 #40AEBB

split-complementary

#8B40BB #AEBB40 #40BB4D

monochromatic

#472160 #69308D #8B40BB #A76CCD #C299DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#8B40BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#8B40BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B40BB

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B40BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B40BB	1.00	5.92	3.55	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C65B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#845978

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b40bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 64, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.190 309.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17ad0',
    500: '#8b40bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b40bb;
$custom-light: #b17ad0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b40bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.585,
    "s": 49.004,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52625,
    "c": 0.18978,
    "h": 309.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12744
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B40BB

secondary

#A5C88F

accent

#D94F85

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B40BB

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

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