#8D40C3#8D40C3

#8D40C3 is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.199 H 308.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D40C3
RGB	rgb(141, 64, 195)
HSL	hsl(275, 52%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(275, 67%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.7%, 67.2%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.17, 55.03, -55.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.17, 78.02, 314.86°)
OKLab	oklab(53.42% 0.1223 -0.1566)
OKLCH	oklch(53.42% 0.199 308)
XYZ	xyz(22.6662, 13.2700, 52.9865)
Luminance	0.1327 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D40C3 #76C340

analogous

#4B40C3 #8D40C3 #C340B7

triadic

#8D40C3 #C38D40 #40C38D

tetradic

#8D40C3 #C34B40 #76C340 #40B7C3

square

#8D40C3 #C34B40 #76C340 #40B7C3

split-complementary

#8D40C3 #B7C340 #40C34B

monochromatic

#4B2168 #6C2F97 #8D40C3 #A96FD2 #C59DE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.75

#8D40C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#8D40C3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D40C3

5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D40C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D40C3	1.00	5.75	3.65	5.75
#FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063C7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2467C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#855C7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d40c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 64, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.199 308.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37ad6',
    500: '#8d40c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d40c3;
$custom-light: #b37ad6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d40c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 275.267,
    "s": 52.191,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53419,
    "c": 0.19869,
    "h": 308
  },
  "luminance": 0.1327
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D40C3

secondary

#AACC92

accent

#DC4C87

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110A14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D40C3

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

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