#8D40CA#8D40CA

#8D40CA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.206 H 306.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D40CA
RGB	rgb(141, 64, 202)
HSL	hsl(273, 57%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(273, 68%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.2%, 68.3%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.65, 56.62, -58.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.65, 81.48, 314.02°)
OKLab	oklab(53.91% 0.1216 -0.1662)
OKLCH	oklch(53.91% 0.206 306.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.4763, 13.5940, 57.2528)
Luminance	0.1359 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D40CA #7DCA40

analogous

#4840CA #8D40CA #CA40C2

triadic

#8D40CA #CA8D40 #40CA8D

tetradic

#8D40CA #CA4840 #7DCA40 #40C2CA

square

#8D40CA #CA4840 #7DCA40 #40C2CA

split-complementary

#8D40CA #C2CA40 #40CA48

monochromatic

#4D1F70 #6D2CA0 #8D40CA #AA70D7 #C6A0E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.65

#8D40CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#8D40CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D40CA

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D40CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D40CA	1.00	5.65	3.72	5.65
#FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1568C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#825F80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d40ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 64, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.206 306.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37bdb',
    500: '#8d40ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d40ca;
$custom-light: #b37bdb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d40ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.478,
    "s": 56.557,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53912,
    "c": 0.20593,
    "h": 306.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13594
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D40CA

secondary

#AFD195

accent

#E0488B

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#110A15

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D40CA

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

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