#8D40C1#8D40C1

#8D40C1 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.197 H 308.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D40C1
RGB	rgb(141, 64, 193)
HSL	hsl(276, 51%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(276, 67%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.9%, 66.8%, 0%, 24.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.03, 54.58, -54.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.03, 77.03, 315.12°)
OKLab	oklab(53.28% 0.1225 -0.1538)
OKLCH	oklch(53.28% 0.197 308.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.4416, 13.1801, 51.8035)
Luminance	0.1318 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D40C1 #74C140

analogous

#4C40C1 #8D40C1 #C140B4

triadic

#8D40C1 #C18D40 #40C18D

tetradic

#8D40C1 #C14C40 #74C140 #40B4C1

square

#8D40C1 #C14C40 #74C140 #40B4C1

split-complementary

#8D40C1 #B4C140 #40C14C

monochromatic

#4A2166 #6C3094 #8D40C1 #A96ED0 #C49CDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.78

#8D40C1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#8D40C1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D40C1

5.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D40C1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D40C1	1.00	5.78	3.64	5.78
#FFFFFF	5.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063C5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2767BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855B7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d40c1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 64, 193);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.197 308.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27ad4',
    500: '#8d40c1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d40c1;
$custom-light: #b27ad4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d40c1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 193
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.814,
    "s": 50.988,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5328,
    "c": 0.19662,
    "h": 308.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1318
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D40C1

secondary

#A9CB92

accent

#DA4D86

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110A14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D40C1

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

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