#8D40AE#8D40AE

#8D40AE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.177 H 314.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D40AE
RGB	rgb(141, 64, 174)
HSL	hsl(282, 46%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(282, 63%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(19%, 63.2%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.82, 50.40, -45.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.82, 67.66, 318.15°)
OKLab	oklab(52.02% 0.1236 -0.1267)
OKLCH	oklch(52.02% 0.177 314.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.4566, 12.3861, 41.3494)
Luminance	0.1239 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D40AE #61AE40

analogous

#5640AE #8D40AE #AE4098

triadic

#8D40AE #AE8D40 #40AE8D

tetradic

#8D40AE #AE5640 #61AE40 #4098AE

square

#8D40AE #AE5640 #61AE40 #4098AE

split-complementary

#8D40AE #98AE40 #40AE56

monochromatic

#441F55 #693081 #8D40AE #A965C6 #C292D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.04

#8D40AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#8D40AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D40AE

6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D40AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D40AE	1.00	6.04	3.48	6.04
#FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#165EB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C65AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A5471

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d40ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 64, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.177 314.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17ac7',
    500: '#8d40ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d40ae;
$custom-light: #b17ac7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d40ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282,
    "s": 46.218,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52021,
    "c": 0.17701,
    "h": 314.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12386
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D40AE

secondary

#99C288

accent

#D6527A

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D40AE

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →