#8D40CE#8D40CE

#8D40CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.210 H 305.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D40CE
RGB	rgb(141, 64, 206)
HSL	hsl(273, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(273, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.6%, 68.9%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.92, 57.54, -60.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.92, 83.46, 313.59°)
OKLab	oklab(54.2% 0.1211 -0.1717)
OKLCH	oklch(54.2% 0.21 305.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.9560, 13.7859, 59.7795)
Luminance	0.1379 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D40CE #81CE40

analogous

#4640CE #8D40CE #CE40C8

triadic

#8D40CE #CE8D40 #40CE8D

tetradic

#8D40CE #CE4640 #81CE40 #40C8CE

square

#8D40CE #CE4640 #81CE40 #40C8CE

split-complementary

#8D40CE #C8CE40 #40CE46

monochromatic

#4D1E75 #6E2BA6 #8D40CE #AA71DA #C7A1E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.59

#8D40CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.76

#8D40CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D40CE

5.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D40CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D40CE	1.00	5.59	3.76	5.59
#FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0468CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#816082

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d40ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 64, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.210 305.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37bde',
    500: '#8d40ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d40ce;
$custom-light: #b37bde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d40ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.535,
    "s": 59.167,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.542,
    "c": 0.21007,
    "h": 305.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13786
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D40CE

secondary

#B2D496

accent

#E2458D

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D40CE

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

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