#8B40CE#8B40CE

#8B40CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.210 H 304.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B40CE
RGB	rgb(139, 64, 206)
HSL	hsl(272, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(272, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.5%, 68.9%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.67, 57.14, -60.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.67, 83.49, 313.19°)
OKLab	oklab(53.97% 0.1184 -0.173)
OKLCH	oklch(53.97% 0.21 304.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.6189, 13.6121, 59.7637)
Luminance	0.1361 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B40CE #83CE40

analogous

#4440CE #8B40CE #CE40CA

triadic

#8B40CE #CE8B40 #40CE8B

tetradic

#8B40CE #CE4440 #83CE40 #40CACE

square

#8B40CE #CE4440 #83CE40 #40CACE

split-complementary

#8B40CE #CACE40 #40CE44

monochromatic

#4C1E75 #6C2BA6 #8B40CE #A971DA #C6A1E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.64

#8B40CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#8B40CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B40CE

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B40CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B40CE	1.00	5.64	3.72	5.64
#FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0067CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E6182

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b40ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 64, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.210 304.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27ade',
    500: '#8b40ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b40ce;
$custom-light: #b27ade;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b40ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.69,
    "s": 59.167,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53965,
    "c": 0.20961,
    "h": 304.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13612
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B40CE

secondary

#B3D496

accent

#E2458F

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B40CE

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

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