#8B40BF#8B40BF

#8B40BF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.194 H 308.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B40BF
RGB	rgb(139, 64, 191)
HSL	hsl(275, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(275, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.2%, 66.5%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.64, 53.70, -53.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.64, 76.03, 314.93°)
OKLab	oklab(52.9% 0.1201 -0.1523)
OKLCH	oklch(52.9% 0.194 308.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.8829, 12.9177, 50.6207)
Luminance	0.1292 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B40BF #74BF40

analogous

#4B40BF #8B40BF #BF40B4

triadic

#8B40BF #BF8B40 #40BF8B

tetradic

#8B40BF #BF4B40 #74BF40 #40B4BF

square

#8B40BF #BF4B40 #74BF40 #40B4BF

split-complementary

#8B40BF #B4BF40 #40BF4B

monochromatic

#482163 #6A3191 #8B40BF #A76ECE #C39CDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.86

#8B40BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#8B40BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B40BF

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B40BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B40BF	1.00	5.86	3.58	5.86
#FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2765BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#835B7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b40bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 64, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.194 308.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17ad3',
    500: '#8b40bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b40bf;
$custom-light: #b17ad3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b40bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.433,
    "s": 49.804,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52899,
    "c": 0.19396,
    "h": 308.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12917
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B40BF

secondary

#A8CA91

accent

#D94E87

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110A14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B40BF

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

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