#8C40CD#8C40CD

#8C40CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.209 H 305.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C40CD
RGB	rgb(140, 64, 205)
HSL	hsl(272, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(272, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.7%, 68.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.73, 57.11, -60.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.73, 82.98, 313.49°)
OKLab	oklab(54.01% 0.1199 -0.171)
OKLCH	oklch(54.01% 0.209 305)
XYZ	xyz(23.6656, 13.6502, 59.1338)
Luminance	0.1365 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C40CD #81CD40

analogous

#4540CD #8C40CD #CD40C8

triadic

#8C40CD #CD8C40 #40CD8C

tetradic

#8C40CD #CD4540 #81CD40 #40C8CD

square

#8C40CD #CD4540 #81CD40 #40C8CD

split-complementary

#8C40CD #C8CD40 #40CD45

monochromatic

#4D1E74 #6D2BA5 #8C40CD #A971DA #C6A1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.63

#8C40CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.73

#8C40CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C40CD

5.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C40CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C40CD	1.00	5.63	3.73	5.63
#FFFFFF	5.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0467CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#806082

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c40cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 64, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.209 305.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37bdd',
    500: '#8c40cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c40cd;
$custom-light: #b37bdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c40cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.34,
    "s": 58.506,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5401,
    "c": 0.2088,
    "h": 305
  },
  "luminance": 0.1365
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C40CD

secondary

#B2D396

accent

#E2468E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C40CD

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

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