#8C40CC#8C40CC

#8C40CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.208 H 305.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C40CC
RGB	rgb(140, 64, 204)
HSL	hsl(273, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(273, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.4%, 68.6%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.66, 56.88, -59.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.66, 82.48, 313.60°)
OKLab	oklab(53.94% 0.12 -0.1696)
OKLCH	oklch(53.94% 0.208 305.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.5453, 13.6020, 58.5001)
Luminance	0.1360 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C40CC #80CC40

analogous

#4640CC #8C40CC #CC40C6

triadic

#8C40CC #CC8C40 #40CC8C

tetradic

#8C40CC #CC4640 #80CC40 #40C6CC

square

#8C40CC #CC4640 #80CC40 #40C6CC

split-complementary

#8C40CC #C6CC40 #40CC46

monochromatic

#4C1F73 #6D2CA3 #8C40CC #A970D9 #C6A1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.64

#8C40CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#8C40CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C40CC

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C40CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C40CC	1.00	5.64	3.72	5.64
#FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0967C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#806081

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c40cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 64, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.208 305.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27adc',
    500: '#8c40cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c40cc;
$custom-light: #b27adc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c40cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.571,
    "s": 57.851,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53937,
    "c": 0.20776,
    "h": 305.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13602
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C40CC

secondary

#B1D295

accent

#E1478D

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C40CC

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

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