#8C40CB#8C40CB

#8C40CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.207 H 305.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C40CB
RGB	rgb(140, 64, 203)
HSL	hsl(273, 57%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(273, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(31%, 68.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.59, 56.65, -59.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.59, 81.99, 313.70°)
OKLab	oklab(53.86% 0.1201 -0.1682)
OKLCH	oklch(53.86% 0.207 305.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.4257, 13.5542, 57.8705)
Luminance	0.1355 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C40CB #7FCB40

analogous

#4740CB #8C40CB #CB40C4

triadic

#8C40CB #CB8C40 #40CB8C

tetradic

#8C40CB #CB4740 #7FCB40 #40C4CB

square

#8C40CB #CB4740 #7FCB40 #40C4CB

split-complementary

#8C40CB #C4CB40 #40CB47

monochromatic

#4C1F72 #6C2CA2 #8C40CB #A970D8 #C6A0E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.66

#8C40CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#8C40CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C40CB

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C40CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C40CB	1.00	5.66	3.71	5.66
#FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0E67C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#815F81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c40cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 64, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.207 305.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27adc',
    500: '#8c40cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c40cb;
$custom-light: #b27adc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c40cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.806,
    "s": 57.202,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53865,
    "c": 0.20672,
    "h": 305.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13554
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C40CB

secondary

#B1D295

accent

#E0478D

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C40CB

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

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