#8B40C0#8B40C0

#8B40C0 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.195 H 308.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B40C0
RGB	rgb(139, 64, 192)
HSL	hsl(275, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(275, 67%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.6%, 66.7%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.71, 53.92, -54.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.71, 76.53, 314.79°)
OKLab	oklab(52.97% 0.12 -0.1537)
OKLCH	oklch(52.97% 0.195 308)
XYZ	xyz(21.9933, 12.9618, 51.2022)
Luminance	0.1296 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B40C0 #75C040

analogous

#4B40C0 #8B40C0 #C040B5

triadic

#8B40C0 #C08B40 #40C08B

tetradic

#8B40C0 #C04B40 #75C040 #40B5C0

square

#8B40C0 #C04B40 #75C040 #40B5C0

split-complementary

#8B40C0 #B5C040 #40C04B

monochromatic

#492164 #6A3092 #8B40C0 #A76ECF #C39CDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#8B40C0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#8B40C0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B40C0

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B40C0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B40C0	1.00	5.85	3.59	5.85
#FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062C4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2566BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#835B7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b40c0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 64, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.195 308.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17ad4',
    500: '#8b40c0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b40c0;
$custom-light: #b17ad4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b40c0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.156,
    "s": 50.394,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52968,
    "c": 0.195,
    "h": 308
  },
  "luminance": 0.12962
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B40C0

secondary

#A9CB91

accent

#DA4E88

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110A14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B40C0

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

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