#8E40BD#8E40BD

#8E40BD is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.193 H 310.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E40BD
RGB	rgb(142, 64, 189)
HSL	hsl(277, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(277, 66%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(24.9%, 66.1%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.90, 53.91, -52.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.90, 75.05, 315.91°)
OKLab	oklab(53.13% 0.1242 -0.1475)
OKLCH	oklch(53.13% 0.193 310.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.1723, 13.0922, 49.4933)
Luminance	0.1309 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E40BD #6FBD40

analogous

#5040BD #8E40BD #BD40AE

triadic

#8E40BD #BD8E40 #40BD8E

tetradic

#8E40BD #BD5040 #6FBD40 #40AEBD

square

#8E40BD #BD5040 #6FBD40 #40AEBD

split-complementary

#8E40BD #AEBD40 #40BD50

monochromatic

#492162 #6C318F #8E40BD #A96DCD #C49ADD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.80

#8E40BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#8E40BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E40BD

5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E40BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E40BD	1.00	5.80	3.62	5.80
#FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E67BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#885A79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e40bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 64, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.193 310.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37ad2',
    500: '#8e40bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e40bd;
$custom-light: #b37ad2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e40bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.44,
    "s": 49.407,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5313,
    "c": 0.1928,
    "h": 310.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13092
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E40BD

secondary

#A5C990

accent

#D94F83

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF9

border

#D0C9D2

text

#110A14

muted

#807C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E40BD

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

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