#8E40CB#8E40CB

#8E40CB is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.207 H 306.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E40CB
RGB	rgb(142, 64, 203)
HSL	hsl(274, 57%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(274, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(30%, 68.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.84, 57.06, -58.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.84, 81.96, 314.12°)
OKLab	oklab(54.1% 0.1228 -0.1669)
OKLCH	oklch(54.1% 0.207 306.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.7659, 13.7296, 57.8864)
Luminance	0.1373 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E40CB #7DCB40

analogous

#4840CB #8E40CB #CB40C3

triadic

#8E40CB #CB8E40 #40CB8E

tetradic

#8E40CB #CB4840 #7DCB40 #40C3CB

square

#8E40CB #CB4840 #7DCB40 #40C3CB

split-complementary

#8E40CB #C3CB40 #40CB48

monochromatic

#4D1F72 #6E2CA2 #8E40CB #AA70D8 #C7A0E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.61

#8E40CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#8E40CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E40CB

5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E40CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E40CB	1.00	5.61	3.75	5.61
#FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1568C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#845F81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e40cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 64, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.207 306.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47bdc',
    500: '#8e40cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e40cb;
$custom-light: #b47bdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e40cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.669,
    "s": 57.202,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54103,
    "c": 0.20722,
    "h": 306.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13729
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E40CB

secondary

#B0D295

accent

#E0478B

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E40CB

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

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