#8D40BD#8D40BD

#8D40BD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.192 H 309.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D40BD
RGB	rgb(141, 64, 189)
HSL	hsl(277, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(277, 66%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.4%, 66.1%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.77, 53.69, -52.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.77, 75.05, 315.67°)
OKLab	oklab(53.01% 0.1229 -0.1482)
OKLCH	oklch(53.01% 0.192 309.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.0014, 13.0041, 49.4853)
Luminance	0.1300 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D40BD #70BD40

analogous

#4F40BD #8D40BD #BD40AF

triadic

#8D40BD #BD8D40 #40BD8D

tetradic

#8D40BD #BD4F40 #70BD40 #40AFBD

square

#8D40BD #BD4F40 #70BD40 #40AFBD

split-complementary

#8D40BD #AFBD40 #40BD4F

monochromatic

#492162 #6B318F #8D40BD #A86DCD #C39ADD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.83

#8D40BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.60

#8D40BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D40BD

5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D40BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D40BD	1.00	5.83	3.60	5.83
#FFFFFF	5.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D66BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#865A79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d40bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 64, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.192 309.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27ad2',
    500: '#8d40bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d40bd;
$custom-light: #b27ad2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d40bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.96,
    "s": 49.407,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53006,
    "c": 0.19247,
    "h": 309.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13004
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D40BD

secondary

#A6C990

accent

#D94F84

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#110A14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D40BD

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

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