#8B40CB#8B40CB

#8B40CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.206 H 305.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B40CB
RGB	rgb(139, 64, 203)
HSL	hsl(272, 57%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(272, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.5%, 68.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.46, 56.45, -59.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.46, 82.00, 313.50°)
OKLab	oklab(53.75% 0.1188 -0.1689)
OKLCH	oklch(53.75% 0.206 305.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.2580, 13.4677, 57.8626)
Luminance	0.1347 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B40CB #80CB40

analogous

#4540CB #8B40CB #CB40C6

triadic

#8B40CB #CB8B40 #40CB8B

tetradic

#8B40CB #CB4540 #80CB40 #40C6CB

square

#8B40CB #CB4540 #80CB40 #40C6CB

split-complementary

#8B40CB #C6CB40 #40CB45

monochromatic

#4C1F72 #6C2CA2 #8B40CB #A870D8 #C5A0E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.69

#8B40CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#8B40CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B40CB

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B40CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B40CB	1.00	5.69	3.69	5.69
#FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0967C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F5F81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b40cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 64, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.206 305.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27adc',
    500: '#8b40cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b40cb;
$custom-light: #b27adc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b40cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.374,
    "s": 57.202,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53747,
    "c": 0.20649,
    "h": 305.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13468
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B40CB

secondary

#B1D295

accent

#E0478E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B40CB

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

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