#8E40AF#8E40AF

#8E40AF is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.178 H 314.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E40AF
RGB	rgb(142, 64, 175)
HSL	hsl(282, 46%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(282, 63%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.9%, 63.4%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.02, 50.86, -45.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.02, 68.18, 318.24°)
OKLab	oklab(52.21% 0.1248 -0.1275)
OKLCH	oklch(52.21% 0.178 314.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.7253, 12.5134, 41.8727)
Luminance	0.1251 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E40AF #61AF40

analogous

#5640AF #8E40AF #AF4099

triadic

#8E40AF #AF8E40 #40AF8E

tetradic

#8E40AF #AF5640 #61AF40 #4099AF

square

#8E40AF #AF5640 #61AF40 #4099AF

split-complementary

#8E40AF #99AF40 #40AF56

monochromatic

#451F55 #6A3082 #8E40AF #AA65C7 #C392D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.00

#8E40AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.50

#8E40AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E40AF

6.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E40AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E40AF	1.00	6.00	3.50	6.00
#FFFFFF	6.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#155FB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C65AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8B5572

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e40af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 64, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.178 314.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b27ac7',
    500: '#8e40af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e40af;
$custom-light: #b27ac7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e40af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.162,
    "s": 46.444,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52212,
    "c": 0.17843,
    "h": 314.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12513
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E40AF

secondary

#9AC388

accent

#D65279

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E40AF

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

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