#8D40C9#8D40C9

#8D40C9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.205 H 306.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D40C9
RGB	rgb(141, 64, 201)
HSL	hsl(274, 56%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(274, 68%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.9%, 68.2%, 0%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.58, 56.39, -58.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.58, 80.99, 314.13°)
OKLab	oklab(53.84% 0.1217 -0.1648)
OKLCH	oklch(53.84% 0.205 306.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.3582, 13.5468, 56.6313)
Luminance	0.1355 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D40C9 #7CC940

analogous

#4940C9 #8D40C9 #C940C0

triadic

#8D40C9 #C98D40 #40C98D

tetradic

#8D40C9 #C94940 #7CC940 #40C0C9

square

#8D40C9 #C94940 #7CC940 #40C0C9

split-complementary

#8D40C9 #C0C940 #40C949

monochromatic

#4C1F6F #6D2D9F #8D40C9 #A970D6 #C69FE4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.66

#8D40C9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#8D40C9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D40C9

5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D40C9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D40C9	1.00	5.66	3.71	5.66
#FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064CD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1767C6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#835E80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d40c9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 64, 201);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.205 306.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37ada',
    500: '#8d40c9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d40c9;
$custom-light: #b37ada;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d40c9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 201
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.723,
    "s": 55.918,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53841,
    "c": 0.2049,
    "h": 306.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13547
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D40C9

secondary

#AFD094

accent

#DF498B

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D40C9

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

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