#8C40CF#8C40CF

#8C40CF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.211 H 304.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C40CF
RGB	rgb(140, 64, 207)
HSL	hsl(272, 60%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(272, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.4%, 69.1%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.87, 57.57, -61.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.87, 83.97, 313.29°)
OKLab	oklab(54.16% 0.1196 -0.1737)
OKLCH	oklch(54.16% 0.211 304.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.9086, 13.7473, 60.4133)
Luminance	0.1375 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C40CF #83CF40

analogous

#4440CF #8C40CF #CF40CB

triadic

#8C40CF #CF8C40 #40CF8C

tetradic

#8C40CF #CF4440 #83CF40 #40CBCF

square

#8C40CF #CF4440 #83CF40 #40CBCF

split-complementary

#8C40CF #CBCF40 #40CF44

monochromatic

#4D1E77 #6D2AA8 #8C40CF #A971DB #C7A2E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.60

#8C40CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#8C40CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C40CF

5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C40CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C40CF	1.00	5.60	3.75	5.60
#FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0068CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F6183

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c40cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 64, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.211 304.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37bdf',
    500: '#8c40cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c40cf;
$custom-light: #b37bdf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c40cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 271.888,
    "s": 59.833,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54155,
    "c": 0.21088,
    "h": 304.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13747
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C40CF

secondary

#B3D497

accent

#E3458F

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C40CF

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

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