#8B40DA#8B40DA

#8B40DA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.222 H 301.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B40DA
RGB	rgb(139, 64, 218)
HSL	hsl(269, 68%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(269, 71%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.2%, 70.6%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.54, 59.96, -66.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.54, 89.43, 312.11°)
OKLab	oklab(54.86% 0.1165 -0.1891)
OKLCH	oklch(54.86% 0.222 301.6)
XYZ	xyz(25.1327, 14.2176, 67.7363)
Luminance	0.1422 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B40DA #8FDA40

analogous

#4042DA #8B40DA #D840DA

triadic

#8B40DA #DA8B40 #40DA8B

tetradic

#8B40DA #DA4042 #8FDA40 #40DAD8

square

#8B40DA #DA4042 #8FDA40 #40DAD8

split-complementary

#8B40DA #DAD840 #42DA40

monochromatic

#4E1A86 #6C24B9 #8B40DA #AA73E4 #C9A7EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.46

#8B40DA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.84

#8B40DA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B40DA

5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B40DA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B40DA	1.00	5.46	3.84	5.46
#FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068DE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0069D7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A6589

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b40da;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 64, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.222 301.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37be6',
    500: '#8b40da',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b40da;
$custom-light: #b37be6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b40da",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.221,
    "s": 67.544,
    "l": 55.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5486,
    "c": 0.22209,
    "h": 301.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14218
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B40DA

secondary

#BCDB9B

accent

#EA3D96

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFC

border

#D0C9D5

text

#120A16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B40DA

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

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