#8E40CD#8E40CD

#8E40CD is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.209 H 305.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E40CD
RGB	rgb(142, 64, 205)
HSL	hsl(273, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(273, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.7%, 68.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.98, 57.51, -59.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.98, 82.95, 313.90°)
OKLab	oklab(54.25% 0.1225 -0.1697)
OKLCH	oklch(54.25% 0.209 305.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.0058, 13.8256, 59.1497)
Luminance	0.1383 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E40CD #7FCD40

analogous

#4740CD #8E40CD #CD40C6

triadic

#8E40CD #CD8E40 #40CD8E

tetradic

#8E40CD #CD4740 #7FCD40 #40C6CD

square

#8E40CD #CD4740 #7FCD40 #40C6CD

split-complementary

#8E40CD #C6CD40 #40CD47

monochromatic

#4E1E74 #6E2BA5 #8E40CD #AB71DA #C7A1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.58

#8E40CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.77

#8E40CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E40CD

5.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E40CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E40CD	1.00	5.58	3.77	5.58
#FFFFFF	5.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0E68CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#836082

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e40cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 64, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.209 305.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47bdd',
    500: '#8e40cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e40cd;
$custom-light: #b47bdd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e40cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 273.191,
    "s": 58.506,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54247,
    "c": 0.20928,
    "h": 305.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13825
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E40CD

secondary

#B1D396

accent

#E2468C

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E40CD

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

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