#8F40AF#8F40AF

#8F40AF is a mid, vivid purple. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.179 H 314.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8F40AF
RGB	rgb(143, 64, 175)
HSL	hsl(283, 46%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(283, 63%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.3%, 63.4%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.16, 51.10, -45.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.16, 68.21, 318.52°)
OKLab	oklab(52.34% 0.1261 -0.1268)
OKLCH	oklch(52.34% 0.179 314.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.8977, 12.6023, 41.8808)
Luminance	0.1260 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	purple

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8F40AF #60AF40

analogous

#5840AF #8F40AF #AF4098

triadic

#8F40AF #AF8F40 #40AF8F

tetradic

#8F40AF #AF5840 #60AF40 #4098AF

square

#8F40AF #AF5840 #60AF40 #4098AF

split-complementary

#8F40AF #98AF40 #40AF58

monochromatic

#461F55 #6A3082 #8F40AF #AB65C7 #C392D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.97

#8F40AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#8F40AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8F40AF

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8F40AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8F40AF	1.00	5.97	3.52	5.97
#FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#165FB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D66AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#8C5472

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8f40af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(143, 64, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.179 314.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b37ac7',
    500: '#8f40af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8f40af;
$custom-light: #b37ac7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8f40af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 143,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.703,
    "s": 46.444,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5234,
    "c": 0.17883,
    "h": 314.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12602
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8F40AF

secondary

#99C388

accent

#D65278

background

#FBF7FC

surface

#F6EEF8

border

#D0C9D1

text

#110913

muted

#807B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #8F40AF

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

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