#8E40CF#8E40CF

#8E40CF is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.211 H 305.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E40CF
RGB	rgb(142, 64, 207)
HSL	hsl(273, 60%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(273, 69%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.4%, 69.1%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.12, 57.97, -60.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.12, 83.94, 313.68°)
OKLab	oklab(54.39% 0.1223 -0.1724)
OKLCH	oklch(54.39% 0.211 305.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.2487, 13.9227, 60.4293)
Luminance	0.1392 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E40CF #81CF40

analogous

#4640CF #8E40CF #CF40C9

triadic

#8E40CF #CF8E40 #40CF8E

tetradic

#8E40CF #CF4640 #81CF40 #40C9CF

square

#8E40CF #CF4640 #81CF40 #40C9CF

split-complementary

#8E40CF #C9CF40 #40CF46

monochromatic

#4E1E77 #6F2AA8 #8E40CF #AB71DB #C8A2E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.55

#8E40CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.78

#8E40CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E40CF

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E40CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E40CF	1.00	5.55	3.78	5.55
#FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0468CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#826183

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e40cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 64, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.211 305.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b47bdf',
    500: '#8e40cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e40cf;
$custom-light: #b47bdf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e40cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 272.727,
    "s": 59.833,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54391,
    "c": 0.21134,
    "h": 305.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13923
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E40CF

secondary

#B3D497

accent

#E3458D

background

#FBF7FD

surface

#F6EEFB

border

#D0C9D4

text

#120A15

muted

#817C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E40CF

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

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