#8C40DD#8C40DD

#8C40DD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.225 H 301.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C40DD
RGB	rgb(140, 64, 221)
HSL	hsl(269, 70%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(269, 71%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.7%, 71%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.89, 60.85, -67.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.89, 90.88, 312.04°)
OKLab	oklab(55.2% 0.1173 -0.1924)
OKLCH	oklch(55.2% 0.225 301.4)
XYZ	xyz(25.6966, 14.4626, 69.8303)
Luminance	0.1446 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8C40DD #91DD40

analogous

#4042DD #8C40DD #DB40DD

triadic

#8C40DD #DD8C40 #40DD8C

tetradic

#8C40DD #DD4042 #91DD40 #40DDDB

square

#8C40DD #DD4042 #91DD40 #40DDDB

split-complementary

#8C40DD #DDDB40 #42DD40

monochromatic

#4F198A #6D22BE #8C40DD #AB74E6 #CBA8EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.39

#8C40DD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.89

#8C40DD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C40DD

5.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C40DD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C40DD	1.00	5.39	3.89	5.39
#FFFFFF	5.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069E2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0069DA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7A668B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c40dd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 64, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.225 301.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47be9',
    500: '#8c40dd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c40dd;
$custom-light: #b47be9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c40dd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 269.045,
    "s": 69.778,
    "l": 55.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55202,
    "c": 0.22537,
    "h": 301.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14463
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C40DD

secondary

#BDDD9C

accent

#ED3B97

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFD

border

#D0C9D5

text

#120A16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C40DD

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

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