#8D40EA#8D40EA

#8D40EA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.239 H 299.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8D40EA
RGB	rgb(141, 64, 234)
HSL	hsl(267, 80%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(267, 73%, 92%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.7%, 72.6%, 0%, 8.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.00, 64.11, -73.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.00, 97.20, 311.27°)
OKLab	oklab(56.32% 0.1161 -0.2087)
OKLCH	oklch(56.32% 0.239 299.1)
XYZ	xyz(27.6654, 15.2697, 79.3157)
Luminance	0.1527 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8D40EA #9DEA40

analogous

#4048EA #8D40EA #E240EA

triadic

#8D40EA #EA8D40 #40EA8D

tetradic

#8D40EA #EA4048 #9DEA40 #40EAE2

square

#8D40EA #EA4048 #9DEA40 #40EAE2

split-complementary

#8D40EA #EAE240 #48EA40

monochromatic

#51119E #6D17D5 #8D40EA #AE77F0 #CFAEF6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.18

#8D40EA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#8D40EA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8D40EA

5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8D40EA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8D40EA	1.00	5.18	4.05	5.18
#FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006DEF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006BE7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#776B92

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8d40ea;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(141, 64, 234);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.239 299.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b67cf2',
    500: '#8d40ea',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8d40ea;
$custom-light: #b67cf2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8d40ea",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 141,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 234
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 267.176,
    "s": 80.189,
    "l": 58.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56324,
    "c": 0.23887,
    "h": 299.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1527
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8D40EA

secondary

#C6E5A1

accent

#F7319D

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F7EEFD

border

#D0C9D5

text

#120A17

muted

#817C85

Preview Lab

Preview with #8D40EA

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

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