#8E40DA#8E40DA

#8E40DA is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.223 H 302.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8E40DA
RGB	rgb(142, 64, 218)
HSL	hsl(270, 68%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(270, 71%, 85%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.9%, 70.6%, 0%, 14.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.91, 60.52, -65.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.91, 89.35, 312.64°)
OKLab	oklab(55.2% 0.1206 -0.1872)
OKLCH	oklch(55.2% 0.223 302.8)
XYZ	xyz(25.6406, 14.4795, 67.7601)
Luminance	0.1448 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8E40DA #8CDA40

analogous

#4140DA #8E40DA #DA40D9

triadic

#8E40DA #DA8E40 #40DA8E

tetradic

#8E40DA #DA4140 #8CDA40 #40D9DA

square

#8E40DA #DA4140 #8CDA40 #40D9DA

split-complementary

#8E40DA #D9DA40 #40DA41

monochromatic

#511A86 #6F24B9 #8E40DA #AC73E4 #CBA7EE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.39

#8E40DA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#8E40DA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8E40DA

5.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8E40DA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8E40DA	1.00	5.39	3.90	5.39
#FFFFFF	5.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069DE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#006AD7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#7E6589

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8e40da;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(142, 64, 218);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.223 302.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b57be6',
    500: '#8e40da',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8e40da;
$custom-light: #b57be6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8e40da",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 142,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 218
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 270.39,
    "s": 67.544,
    "l": 55.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55203,
    "c": 0.22265,
    "h": 302.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1448
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8E40DA

secondary

#BADB9B

accent

#EA3D93

background

#FBF7FE

surface

#F6EEFC

border

#D0C9D5

text

#120A16

muted

#817C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #8E40DA

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

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