#8C40BF#8C40BF

#8C40BF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.194 H 308.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C40BF
RGB	rgb(140, 64, 191)
HSL	hsl(276, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(276, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.7%, 66.5%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.77, 53.91, -53.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.77, 76.04, 315.16°)
OKLab	oklab(53.02% 0.1214 -0.1516)
OKLCH	oklch(53.02% 0.194 308.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.0507, 13.0042, 50.6285)
Luminance	0.1300 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C40BF #73BF40

analogous

#4D40BF #8C40BF #BF40B2

triadic

#8C40BF #BF8C40 #40BF8C

tetradic

#8C40BF #BF4D40 #73BF40 #40B2BF

square

#8C40BF #BF4D40 #73BF40 #40B2BF

split-complementary

#8C40BF #B2BF40 #40BF4D

monochromatic

#492163 #6A3191 #8C40BF #A86ECE #C39CDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.83

#8C40BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.60

#8C40BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C40BF

5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C40BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C40BF	1.00	5.83	3.60	5.83
#FFFFFF	5.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2866BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#845B7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c40bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 64, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.194 308.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27ad3',
    500: '#8c40bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c40bf;
$custom-light: #b27ad3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c40bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.906,
    "s": 49.804,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5302,
    "c": 0.19425,
    "h": 308.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13004
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C40BF

secondary

#A8CA91

accent

#D94E86

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110A14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C40BF

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

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