#8B40CA#8B40CA

#8B40CA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.205 H 305.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B40CA
RGB	rgb(139, 64, 202)
HSL	hsl(273, 57%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(273, 68%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.2%, 68.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.39, 56.22, -59.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.39, 81.50, 313.61°)
OKLab	oklab(53.68% 0.1189 -0.1675)
OKLCH	oklch(53.68% 0.205 305.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.1392, 13.4202, 57.2370)
Luminance	0.1342 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B40CA #7FCA40

analogous

#4640CA #8B40CA #CA40C4

triadic

#8B40CA #CA8B40 #40CA8B

tetradic

#8B40CA #CA4640 #7FCA40 #40C4CA

square

#8B40CA #CA4640 #7FCA40 #40C4CA

split-complementary

#8B40CA #C4CA40 #40CA46

monochromatic

#4B1F70 #6B2CA0 #8B40CA #A870D7 #C5A0E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.70

#8B40CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.68

#8B40CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B40CA

5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B40CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B40CA	1.00	5.70	3.68	5.70
#FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0E67C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#805F80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b40ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 64, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.205 305.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27adb',
    500: '#8b40ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b40ca;
$custom-light: #b27adb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b40ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.609,
    "s": 56.557,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53675,
    "c": 0.20544,
    "h": 305.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1342
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B40CA

secondary

#B0D195

accent

#E0488D

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B40CA

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

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