#8C40CE#8C40CE
#8C40CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.210 H 304.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #8C40CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(140, 64, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(272, 59%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(272, 69%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(32%, 68.9%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.80, 57.34, -60.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.80, 83.47, 313.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.08% 0.1197 -0.1723) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.08% 0.21 304.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.7867, 13.6986, 59.7715) |
| Luminance | 0.1370 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | violet |
Closest named colors
Darkorchid
#9932CC
ΔE00 2.94
Blueviolet
#8A2BE2
ΔE00 3.96
Violet (survey)
#9A0EEA
ΔE00 5.43
Purply
#983FB2
ΔE00 5.63
Bluish Purple
#703BE7
ΔE00 6.02
Darkviolet
#9400D3
ΔE00 6.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#8C40CE #82CE40
analogous
#4540CE #8C40CE #CE40C9
triadic
#8C40CE #CE8C40 #40CE8C
tetradic
#8C40CE #CE4540 #82CE40 #40C9CE
square
#8C40CE #CE4540 #82CE40 #40C9CE
split-complementary
#8C40CE #C9CE40 #40CE45
monochromatic
#4D1E75 #6D2BA6 #8C40CE #A971DA #C7A1E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.62
#8C40CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.74
#8C40CE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #8C40CE
5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##8C40CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##8C40CE | 1.00 | 5.62 | 3.74 | 5.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0066D2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0068CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#806182
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #8c40ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 64, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.210 304.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#b37bde',
500: '#8c40ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #8c40ce; $custom-light: #b37bde; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#8c40ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 140,
"g": 64,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 272.113,
"s": 59.167,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54082,
"c": 0.20984,
"h": 304.8
},
"luminance": 0.13698
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#8C40CE
secondary
#B3D496
accent
#E2458E
background
#FBF7FD
surface
#F6EEFB
border
#D0C9D4
text
#110A15
muted
#807C83