#8E40BF#8E40BF

#8E40BF is a mid, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.195 H 309.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E40BF
RGB	rgb(142, 64, 191)
HSL	hsl(277, 50%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(277, 66%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.7%, 66.5%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.03, 54.35, -53.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.03, 76.04, 315.62°)
OKLab	oklab(53.27% 0.124 -0.1503)
OKLCH	oklch(53.27% 0.195 309.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.3908, 13.1796, 50.6445)
Luminance	0.1318 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E40BF #71BF40

analogous

#4E40BF #8E40BF #BF40B1

triadic

#8E40BF #BF8E40 #40BF8E

tetradic

#8E40BF #BF4E40 #71BF40 #40B1BF

square

#8E40BF #BF4E40 #71BF40 #40B1BF

split-complementary

#8E40BF #B1BF40 #40BF4E

monochromatic

#4A2163 #6C3191 #8E40BF #A96ECE #C49CDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.78

#8E40BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#8E40BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E40BF

5.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E40BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E40BF	1.00	5.78	3.64	5.78
#FFFFFF	5.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C67BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#875A7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e40bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 64, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.195 309.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37ad3',
    500: '#8e40bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e40bf;
$custom-light: #b37ad3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e40bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 276.85,
    "s": 49.804,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53266,
    "c": 0.19486,
    "h": 309.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13179
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E40BF

secondary

#A7CA91

accent

#D94E84

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFA

border

#D0C9D3

text

#110A14

muted

#807C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E40BF

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

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