#8F40AE#8F40AE

#8F40AE is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.178 H 315.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8F40AE
RGB	rgb(143, 64, 174)
HSL	hsl(283, 46%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(283, 63%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.8%, 63.2%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.10, 50.89, -44.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.10, 67.72, 318.71°)
OKLab	oklab(52.28% 0.1261 -0.1254)
OKLCH	oklch(52.28% 0.178 315.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.7999, 12.5631, 41.3654)
Luminance	0.1256 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8F40AE #5FAE40

analogous

#5840AE #8F40AE #AE4096

triadic

#8F40AE #AE8F40 #40AE8F

tetradic

#8F40AE #AE5840 #5FAE40 #4096AE

square

#8F40AE #AE5840 #5FAE40 #4096AE

split-complementary

#8F40AE #96AE40 #40AE58

monochromatic

#451F55 #6A3081 #8F40AE #AB65C6 #C392D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.98

#8F40AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#8F40AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8F40AE

5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8F40AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8F40AE	1.00	5.98	3.51	5.98
#FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#185FB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E65AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8D5471

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8f40ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 64, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.178 315.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37ac7',
    500: '#8f40ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8f40ae;
$custom-light: #b37ac7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8f40ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 143,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 283.091,
    "s": 46.218,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52277,
    "c": 0.17781,
    "h": 315.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12562
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8F40AE

secondary

#98C288

accent

#D65277

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8F40AE

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

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