#8D40C7#8D40C7

#8D40C7 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.203 H 306.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D40C7
RGB	rgb(141, 64, 199)
HSL	hsl(274, 55%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(274, 68%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.1%, 67.8%, 0%, 22%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.44, 55.94, -57.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.44, 80.00, 314.37°)
OKLab	oklab(53.7% 0.1219 -0.1621)
OKLCH	oklch(53.7% 0.203 306.9)
XYZ	xyz(23.1245, 13.4533, 55.4003)
Luminance	0.1345 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D40C7 #7AC740

analogous

#4A40C7 #8D40C7 #C740BE

triadic

#8D40C7 #C78D40 #40C78D

tetradic

#8D40C7 #C74A40 #7AC740 #40BEC7

square

#8D40C7 #C74A40 #7AC740 #40BEC7

split-complementary

#8D40C7 #BEC740 #40C74A

monochromatic

#4C206D #6D2E9C #8D40C7 #A96FD5 #C59FE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.69

#8D40C7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#8D40C7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D40C7

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D40C7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D40C7	1.00	5.69	3.69	5.69
#FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064CB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C67C4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#835E7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d40c7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 64, 199);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.203 306.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37ad9',
    500: '#8d40c7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d40c7;
$custom-light: #b37ad9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d40c7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 199
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.222,
    "s": 54.656,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53699,
    "c": 0.20283,
    "h": 306.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13453
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D40C7

secondary

#ADCF94

accent

#DE4A89

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D40C7

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

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