#8B40CF#8B40CF

#8B40CF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.211 H 304.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B40CF
RGB	rgb(139, 64, 207)
HSL	hsl(271, 60%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(271, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.9%, 69.1%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.74, 57.38, -61.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.74, 83.99, 313.09°)
OKLab	oklab(54.04% 0.1182 -0.1743)
OKLCH	oklch(54.04% 0.211 304.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.7408, 13.6608, 60.4055)
Luminance	0.1366 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B40CF #84CF40

analogous

#4340CF #8B40CF #CF40CB

triadic

#8B40CF #CF8B40 #40CF8B

tetradic

#8B40CF #CF4340 #84CF40 #40CBCF

square

#8B40CF #CF4340 #84CF40 #40CBCF

split-complementary

#8B40CF #CBCF40 #40CF43

monochromatic

#4C1E77 #6C2AA8 #8B40CF #A971DB #C6A2E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.63

#8B40CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.73

#8B40CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B40CF

5.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B40CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B40CF	1.00	5.63	3.73	5.63
#FFFFFF	5.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0067CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E6183

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b40cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 64, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.211 304.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27bdf',
    500: '#8b40cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b40cf;
$custom-light: #b27bdf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b40cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.469,
    "s": 59.833,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54038,
    "c": 0.21066,
    "h": 304.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13661
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B40CF

secondary

#B4D497

accent

#E34590

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B40CF

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

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