#8D40CF#8D40CF

#8D40CF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.211 H 304.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D40CF
RGB	rgb(141, 64, 207)
HSL	hsl(272, 60%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(272, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.9%, 69.1%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.99, 57.77, -60.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.99, 83.95, 313.48°)
OKLab	oklab(54.27% 0.1209 -0.173)
OKLCH	oklch(54.27% 0.211 304.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.0779, 13.8346, 60.4213)
Luminance	0.1384 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D40CF #82CF40

analogous

#4540CF #8D40CF #CF40C9

triadic

#8D40CF #CF8D40 #40CF8D

tetradic

#8D40CF #CF4540 #82CF40 #40C9CF

square

#8D40CF #CF4540 #82CF40 #40C9CF

split-complementary

#8D40CF #C9CF40 #40CF45

monochromatic

#4E1E77 #6E2AA8 #8D40CF #AA71DB #C7A2E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.57

#8D40CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.77

#8D40CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D40CF

5.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D40CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D40CF	1.00	5.57	3.77	5.57
#FFFFFF	5.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0068CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#816183

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d40cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 64, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.211 304.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37bdf',
    500: '#8d40cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d40cf;
$custom-light: #b37bdf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d40cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.308,
    "s": 59.833,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54273,
    "c": 0.21111,
    "h": 304.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13835
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D40CF

secondary

#B3D497

accent

#E3458E

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D40CF

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

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