#8C40C8#8C40C8

#8C40C8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.204 H 306.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C40C8
RGB	rgb(140, 64, 200)
HSL	hsl(274, 55%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(274, 68%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(30%, 68%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.38, 55.96, -57.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.38, 80.50, 314.04°)
OKLab	oklab(53.65% 0.1205 -0.1641)
OKLCH	oklch(53.65% 0.204 306.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.0717, 13.4126, 56.0058)
Luminance	0.1341 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C40C8 #7CC840

analogous

#4840C8 #8C40C8 #C840C0

triadic

#8C40C8 #C88C40 #40C88C

tetradic

#8C40C8 #C84840 #7CC840 #40C0C8

square

#8C40C8 #C84840 #7CC840 #40C0C8

split-complementary

#8C40C8 #C0C840 #40C848

monochromatic

#4B206E #6C2D9D #8C40C8 #A970D6 #C59FE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.70

#8C40C8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.68

#8C40C8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C40C8

5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C40C8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C40C8	1.00	5.70	3.68	5.70
#FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1767C5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#825E7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c40c8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 64, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.204 306.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27ad9',
    500: '#8c40c8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c40c8;
$custom-light: #b27ad9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c40c8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.529,
    "s": 55.285,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5365,
    "c": 0.20361,
    "h": 306.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13412
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C40C8

secondary

#AED094

accent

#DF498B

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C40C8

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

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