#8E40CE#8E40CE

#8E40CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.210 H 305.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E40CE
RGB	rgb(142, 64, 206)
HSL	hsl(273, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(273, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.1%, 68.9%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.05, 57.74, -60.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.05, 83.44, 313.79°)
OKLab	oklab(54.32% 0.1224 -0.171)
OKLCH	oklch(54.32% 0.21 305.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.1268, 13.8740, 59.7875)
Luminance	0.1387 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E40CE #80CE40

analogous

#4740CE #8E40CE #CE40C7

triadic

#8E40CE #CE8E40 #40CE8E

tetradic

#8E40CE #CE4740 #80CE40 #40C7CE

square

#8E40CE #CE4740 #80CE40 #40C7CE

split-complementary

#8E40CE #C7CE40 #40CE47

monochromatic

#4E1E75 #6E2BA6 #8E40CE #AB71DA #C8A1E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.56

#8E40CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.77

#8E40CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E40CE

5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E40CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E40CE	1.00	5.56	3.77	5.56
#FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0968CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#836082

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e40ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 64, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.210 305.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47bde',
    500: '#8e40ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e40ce;
$custom-light: #b47bde;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e40ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.958,
    "s": 59.167,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54319,
    "c": 0.21031,
    "h": 305.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13874
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E40CE

secondary

#B2D496

accent

#E2458C

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E40CE

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

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