#8B40CC#8B40CC

#8B40CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.208 H 304.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B40CC
RGB	rgb(139, 64, 204)
HSL	hsl(272, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(272, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.9%, 68.6%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.53, 56.68, -59.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.53, 82.50, 313.40°)
OKLab	oklab(53.82% 0.1186 -0.1703)
OKLCH	oklch(53.82% 0.208 304.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.3775, 13.5155, 58.4922)
Luminance	0.1351 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B40CC #81CC40

analogous

#4540CC #8B40CC #CC40C7

triadic

#8B40CC #CC8B40 #40CC8B

tetradic

#8B40CC #CC4540 #81CC40 #40C7CC

square

#8B40CC #CC4540 #81CC40 #40C7CC

split-complementary

#8B40CC #C7CC40 #40CC45

monochromatic

#4C1F73 #6C2CA3 #8B40CC #A870D9 #C6A1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.67

#8B40CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.70

#8B40CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B40CC

5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B40CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B40CC	1.00	5.67	3.70	5.67
#FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0467C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F6081

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b40cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 64, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.208 304.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27adc',
    500: '#8b40cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b40cc;
$custom-light: #b27adc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b40cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.143,
    "s": 57.851,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53819,
    "c": 0.20753,
    "h": 304.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13515
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B40CC

secondary

#B2D295

accent

#E1478E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B40CC

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

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