#8E40C8#8E40C8

#8E40C8 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.204 H 307.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E40C8
RGB	rgb(142, 64, 200)
HSL	hsl(274, 55%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(274, 68%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(29%, 68%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.64, 56.37, -57.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.64, 80.48, 314.46°)
OKLab	oklab(53.89% 0.1231 -0.1628)
OKLCH	oklch(53.89% 0.204 307.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.4118, 13.5880, 56.0218)
Luminance	0.1359 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8E40C8 #7AC840

analogous

#4A40C8 #8E40C8 #C840BE

triadic

#8E40C8 #C88E40 #40C88E

tetradic

#8E40C8 #C84A40 #7AC840 #40BEC8

square

#8E40C8 #C84A40 #7AC840 #40BEC8

split-complementary

#8E40C8 #BEC840 #40C84A

monochromatic

#4D206E #6E2D9D #8E40C8 #AA70D6 #C69FE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.65

#8E40C8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#8E40C8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E40C8

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E40C8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E40C8	1.00	5.65	3.72	5.65
#FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0064CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C68C5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#845E7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e40c8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 64, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.204 307.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47bd9',
    500: '#8e40c8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e40c8;
$custom-light: #b47bd9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e40c8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 274.412,
    "s": 55.285,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5389,
    "c": 0.20413,
    "h": 307.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13588
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E40C8

secondary

#AED094

accent

#DF4989

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E40C8

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

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