#8B40DD#8B40DD

#8B40DD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.225 H 301.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B40DD
RGB	rgb(139, 64, 221)
HSL	hsl(269, 70%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(269, 71%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.1%, 71%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.77, 60.67, -67.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.77, 90.91, 311.87°)
OKLab	oklab(55.09% 0.116 -0.1931)
OKLCH	oklch(55.09% 0.225 301)
XYZ	xyz(25.5288, 14.3760, 69.8225)
Luminance	0.1438 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B40DD #92DD40

analogous

#4043DD #8B40DD #D940DD

triadic

#8B40DD #DD8B40 #40DD8B

tetradic

#8B40DD #DD4043 #92DD40 #40DDD9

square

#8B40DD #DD4043 #92DD40 #40DDD9

split-complementary

#8B40DD #DDD940 #43DD40

monochromatic

#4F198A #6C22BE #8B40DD #AB74E6 #CAA8EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#8B40DD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#8B40DD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B40DD

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B40DD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B40DD	1.00	5.42	3.88	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069E2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0069DA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#79668B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b40dd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 64, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.225 301.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37be9',
    500: '#8b40dd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b40dd;
$custom-light: #b37be9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b40dd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.662,
    "s": 69.778,
    "l": 55.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55089,
    "c": 0.22521,
    "h": 301
  },
  "luminance": 0.14376
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B40DD

secondary

#BEDD9C

accent

#ED3B98

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFD

border

#D0C9D5

text

#120A16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B40DD

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

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