#8E40BA#8E40BA

#8E40BA is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.190 H 311.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E40BA
RGB	rgb(142, 64, 186)
HSL	hsl(278, 49%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(278, 66%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.7%, 65.6%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.71, 53.25, -50.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.71, 73.58, 316.36°)
OKLab	oklab(52.93% 0.1244 -0.1432)
OKLCH	oklch(52.93% 0.19 311)
XYZ	xyz(21.8500, 12.9632, 47.7960)
Luminance	0.1296 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E40BA #6CBA40

analogous

#5140BA #8E40BA #BA40A9

triadic

#8E40BA #BA8E40 #40BA8E

tetradic

#8E40BA #BA5140 #6CBA40 #40A9BA

square

#8E40BA #BA5140 #6CBA40 #40A9BA

split-complementary

#8E40BA #A9BA40 #40BA51

monochromatic

#48215F #6B308C #8E40BA #A96BCC #C499DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#8E40BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#8E40BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E40BA

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E40BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E40BA	1.00	5.85	3.59	5.85
#FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3266B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#885977

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e40ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 64, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.190 311.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37acf',
    500: '#8e40ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e40ba;
$custom-light: #b37acf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e40ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 278.361,
    "s": 48.8,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52928,
    "c": 0.18971,
    "h": 311
  },
  "luminance": 0.12963
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E40BA

secondary

#A3C88E

accent

#D84F81

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#110A14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E40BA

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

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