#8B40C3#8B40C3

#8B40C3 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.198 H 307.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B40C3
RGB	rgb(139, 64, 195)
HSL	hsl(274, 52%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(274, 67%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(28.7%, 67.2%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.91, 54.61, -55.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.91, 78.02, 314.41°)
OKLab	oklab(53.18% 0.1197 -0.1579)
OKLCH	oklch(53.18% 0.198 307.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.3291, 13.0962, 52.9707)
Luminance	0.1310 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B40C3 #78C340

analogous

#4940C3 #8B40C3 #C340B9

triadic

#8B40C3 #C38B40 #40C38B

tetradic

#8B40C3 #C34940 #78C340 #40B9C3

square

#8B40C3 #C34940 #78C340 #40B9C3

split-complementary

#8B40C3 #B9C340 #40C349

monochromatic

#492168 #6A2F97 #8B40C3 #A76FD2 #C49DE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.80

#8B40C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#8B40C3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B40C3

5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B40C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B40C3	1.00	5.80	3.62	5.80
#FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2066C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#825C7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b40c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 64, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.198 307.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17ad6',
    500: '#8b40c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b40c3;
$custom-light: #b17ad6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b40c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.351,
    "s": 52.191,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53177,
    "c": 0.19813,
    "h": 307.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13096
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B40C3

secondary

#ABCC92

accent

#DC4C89

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110A14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B40C3

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

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