#8D40AA#8D40AA

#8D40AA is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.173 H 315.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D40AA
RGB	rgb(141, 64, 170)
HSL	hsl(284, 45%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(284, 62%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.1%, 62.4%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.58, 49.55, -43.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.58, 65.70, 318.95°)
OKLab	oklab(51.77% 0.1236 -0.1209)
OKLCH	oklch(51.77% 0.173 315.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.0725, 12.2325, 39.3262)
Luminance	0.1223 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D40AA #5DAA40

analogous

#5840AA #8D40AA #AA4092

triadic

#8D40AA #AA8D40 #40AA8D

tetradic

#8D40AA #AA5840 #5DAA40 #4092AA

square

#8D40AA #AA5840 #5DAA40 #4092AA

split-complementary

#8D40AA #92AA40 #40AA58

monochromatic

#431F51 #682F7E #8D40AA #AA63C4 #C28FD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.09

#8D40AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#8D40AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D40AA

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D40AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D40AA	1.00	6.09	3.45	6.09
#FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1D5EAD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F64A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B536F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d40aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 64, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.173 315.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17ac4',
    500: '#8d40aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d40aa;
$custom-light: #b17ac4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d40aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.585,
    "s": 45.299,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5177,
    "c": 0.17291,
    "h": 315.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12232
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D40AA

secondary

#96C086

accent

#D55376

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D40AA

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

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