#8D40CC#8D40CC

#8D40CC is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.208 H 305.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D40CC
RGB	rgb(141, 64, 204)
HSL	hsl(273, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(273, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.9%, 68.6%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.78, 57.08, -59.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.78, 82.47, 313.80°)
OKLab	oklab(54.06% 0.1213 -0.169)
OKLCH	oklch(54.06% 0.208 305.7)
XYZ	xyz(23.7146, 13.6893, 58.5080)
Luminance	0.1369 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D40CC #7FCC40

analogous

#4740CC #8D40CC #CC40C5

triadic

#8D40CC #CC8D40 #40CC8D

tetradic

#8D40CC #CC4740 #7FCC40 #40C5CC

square

#8D40CC #CC4740 #7FCC40 #40C5CC

split-complementary

#8D40CC #C5CC40 #40CC47

monochromatic

#4D1F73 #6D2CA3 #8D40CC #AA70D9 #C7A1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.62

#8D40CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.74

#8D40CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D40CC

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D40CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D40CC	1.00	5.62	3.74	5.62
#FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0E68C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#826081

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d40cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 64, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.208 305.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37bdc',
    500: '#8d40cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d40cc;
$custom-light: #b37bdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d40cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273,
    "s": 57.851,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54056,
    "c": 0.208,
    "h": 305.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13689
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D40CC

secondary

#B1D295

accent

#E1478C

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D40CC

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

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