#8D40AF#8D40AF

#8D40AF is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.178 H 313.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D40AF
RGB	rgb(141, 64, 175)
HSL	hsl(282, 46%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(282, 63%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(19.4%, 63.4%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.88, 50.62, -45.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.88, 68.15, 317.97°)
OKLab	oklab(52.09% 0.1235 -0.1282)
OKLCH	oklch(52.09% 0.178 313.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.5545, 12.4253, 41.8647)
Luminance	0.1242 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D40AF #62AF40

analogous

#5640AF #8D40AF #AF409A

triadic

#8D40AF #AF8D40 #40AF8D

tetradic

#8D40AF #AF5640 #62AF40 #409AAF

square

#8D40AF #AF5640 #62AF40 #409AAF

split-complementary

#8D40AF #9AAF40 #40AF56

monochromatic

#451F55 #693082 #8D40AF #A965C7 #C292D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.03

#8D40AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#8D40AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D40AF

6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D40AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D40AF	1.00	6.03	3.49	6.03
#FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#135FB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B65AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8A5572

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d40af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 64, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.178 313.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b17ac7',
    500: '#8d40af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d40af;
$custom-light: #b17ac7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d40af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 281.622,
    "s": 46.444,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52085,
    "c": 0.17803,
    "h": 313.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12425
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D40AF

secondary

#9AC388

accent

#D6527A

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D40AF

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

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