#8E40D9#8E40D9

#8E40D9 is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.222 H 303.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E40D9
RGB	rgb(142, 64, 217)
HSL	hsl(271, 67%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(271, 71%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.6%, 70.5%, 0%, 14.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.84, 60.28, -65.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.84, 88.86, 312.72°)
OKLab	oklab(55.13% 0.1207 -0.1858)
OKLCH	oklch(55.13% 0.222 303)
XYZ	xyz(25.5102, 14.4273, 67.0730)
Luminance	0.1443 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E40D9 #8BD940

analogous

#4140D9 #8E40D9 #D940D8

triadic

#8E40D9 #D98E40 #40D98E

tetradic

#8E40D9 #D94140 #8BD940 #40D8D9

square

#8E40D9 #D94140 #8BD940 #40D8D9

split-complementary

#8E40D9 #D8D940 #40D941

monochromatic

#501A84 #6F24B7 #8E40D9 #AC73E3 #CAA6ED

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.40

#8E40D9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.89

#8E40D9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E40D9

5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E40D9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E40D9	1.00	5.40	3.89	5.40
#FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069DD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006AD6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7F6588

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e40d9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 64, 217);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.222 303.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b57be6',
    500: '#8e40d9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e40d9;
$custom-light: #b57be6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e40d9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 217
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.588,
    "s": 66.812,
    "l": 55.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55128,
    "c": 0.22163,
    "h": 303
  },
  "luminance": 0.14427
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E40D9

secondary

#BADA9A

accent

#EA3E92

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFC

border

#D0C9D5

text

#120A16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E40D9

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

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