#8D40AC#8D40AC

#8D40AC is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.175 H 314.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D40AC
RGB	rgb(141, 64, 172)
HSL	hsl(283, 46%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(283, 63%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(18%, 62.8%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.70, 49.98, -44.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.70, 66.68, 318.54°)
OKLab	oklab(51.9% 0.1236 -0.1238)
OKLCH	oklch(51.9% 0.175 314.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.2631, 12.3087, 40.3302)
Luminance	0.1231 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D40AC #5FAC40

analogous

#5740AC #8D40AC #AC4095

triadic

#8D40AC #AC8D40 #40AC8D

tetradic

#8D40AC #AC5740 #5FAC40 #4095AC

square

#8D40AC #AC5740 #5FAC40 #4095AC

split-complementary

#8D40AC #95AC40 #40AC57

monochromatic

#441F53 #682F7F #8D40AC #A964C5 #C291D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.07

#8D40AC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#8D40AC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D40AC

6.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D40AC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D40AC	1.00	6.07	3.46	6.07
#FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#195EAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E64A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B5470

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d40ac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 64, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.175 314.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17ac5',
    500: '#8d40ac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d40ac;
$custom-light: #b17ac5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d40ac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.778,
    "s": 45.763,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51895,
    "c": 0.17496,
    "h": 314.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12308
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D40AC

secondary

#97C187

accent

#D55278

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D40AC

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

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