#8B40BD#8B40BD

#8B40BD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.192 H 308.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B40BD
RGB	rgb(139, 64, 189)
HSL	hsl(276, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(276, 66%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.5%, 66.1%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.51, 53.24, -52.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.51, 75.04, 315.20°)
OKLab	oklab(52.76% 0.1202 -0.1495)
OKLCH	oklch(52.76% 0.192 308.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.6643, 12.8302, 49.4695)
Luminance	0.1283 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B40BD #72BD40

analogous

#4D40BD #8B40BD #BD40B1

triadic

#8B40BD #BD8B40 #40BD8B

tetradic

#8B40BD #BD4D40 #72BD40 #40B1BD

square

#8B40BD #BD4D40 #72BD40 #40B1BD

split-complementary

#8B40BD #B1BD40 #40BD4D

monochromatic

#482162 #69318F #8B40BD #A76DCD #C29ADD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#8B40BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#8B40BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B40BD

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B40BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B40BD	1.00	5.89	3.57	5.89
#FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A65BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#845A79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b40bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 64, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.192 308.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17ad2',
    500: '#8b40bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b40bd;
$custom-light: #b17ad2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b40bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276,
    "s": 49.407,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52761,
    "c": 0.19186,
    "h": 308.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1283
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B40BD

secondary

#A7C990

accent

#D94F86

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#110914

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B40BD

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

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