#8D40C8#8D40C8

#8D40C8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.204 H 306.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D40C8
RGB	rgb(141, 64, 200)
HSL	hsl(274, 55%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(274, 68%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.5%, 68%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.51, 56.17, -57.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.51, 80.49, 314.25°)
OKLab	oklab(53.77% 0.1218 -0.1635)
OKLCH	oklch(53.77% 0.204 306.7)
XYZ	xyz(23.2410, 13.4999, 56.0138)
Luminance	0.1350 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D40C8 #7BC840

analogous

#4940C8 #8D40C8 #C840BF

triadic

#8D40C8 #C88D40 #40C88D

tetradic

#8D40C8 #C84940 #7BC840 #40BFC8

square

#8D40C8 #C84940 #7BC840 #40BFC8

split-complementary

#8D40C8 #BFC840 #40C849

monochromatic

#4C206E #6D2D9D #8D40C8 #A970D6 #C69FE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.68

#8D40C8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.70

#8D40C8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D40C8

5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D40C8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D40C8	1.00	5.68	3.70	5.68
#FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A67C5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#835E7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d40c8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 64, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.204 306.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37ad9',
    500: '#8d40c8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d40c8;
$custom-light: #b37ad9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d40c8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.971,
    "s": 55.285,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5377,
    "c": 0.20387,
    "h": 306.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.135
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D40C8

secondary

#AED094

accent

#DF498A

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D40C8

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

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