#8D40C2#8D40C2

#8D40C2 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.198 H 308.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D40C2
RGB	rgb(141, 64, 194)
HSL	hsl(276, 52%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(276, 67%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.3%, 67%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.10, 54.81, -54.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.10, 77.52, 314.99°)
OKLab	oklab(53.35% 0.1224 -0.1552)
OKLCH	oklch(53.35% 0.198 308.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.5535, 13.2249, 52.3930)
Luminance	0.1323 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D40C2 #75C240

analogous

#4C40C2 #8D40C2 #C240B6

triadic

#8D40C2 #C28D40 #40C28D

tetradic

#8D40C2 #C24C40 #75C240 #40B6C2

square

#8D40C2 #C24C40 #75C240 #40B6C2

split-complementary

#8D40C2 #B6C240 #40C24C

monochromatic

#4A2167 #6C3095 #8D40C2 #A96ED1 #C49DE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.76

#8D40C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#8D40C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D40C2

5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D40C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D40C2	1.00	5.76	3.65	5.76
#FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2667BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855C7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d40c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 64, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.198 308.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27ad5',
    500: '#8d40c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d40c2;
$custom-light: #b27ad5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d40c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.538,
    "s": 51.587,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53349,
    "c": 0.19765,
    "h": 308.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13225
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D40C2

secondary

#AACC92

accent

#DB4D87

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110A14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D40C2

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

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